and distance himself a -- the at the samet time? and distance himself from hezbollah? >> i did not say sign on the dotted line. i said open himself up -- >> i do not think it is possible for him at the moment. could he do it down the road? perhaps. but nobody is biting. >> just on that point, paid advertisement. i would urge you to look at an essay that the general and i wrote that came out yesterday, which is called "syria, the case for the devil we do not know. ." it is no small issue that the man who served until last november as the head of israeli intelligence would co-author a peace which debunks the argument against change in syria. so, i would -- i think that, maybe -- i do not want to read too much into it, but i think that may be reflective of a rather substantial shift in strategic thinking, at least among many in the israeli security establishment. >> question for scott. scott, you said that the president's speech yesterday was largely a restatement of the sh doctrine and noted at least tacitly some success in iraq, a war he famously opposed. is the differe

and distance himself a -- the at the samet time? and distance himself from hezbollah? >> i did not say sign on the dotted line. i said open himself up -- >> i do not think it is possible for him at the moment. could he do it down the road? perhaps. but nobody is biting. >> just on that point, paid advertisement. i would urge you to look at an essay that the general and i wrote that came out yesterday, which is called "syria, the case for the devil we do not know. ." it is no small issue that the man who served til last november as the head of israeli intelligence would co-author a peace which debunks the argument against change in syria. so, i would -- i think that, maybe -- i do not want to read too much into it, but i think that may be reflective of a rather substantial shift in strategic thinking, at least among many in the israeli security establishment. >> question for scott. scott, you said that the president's speech yesterday was largely a restatement of the bush doctrine and noted at least tacitly some success in iraq, a war he famously opposed. is the differe

and distance himself a -- the at the samet time? and distance himself from hezbollah?d not say sign on the dotted line. i said open himself up -- >> i do not think it is possible for him at the moment. could he do it down the road? perhaps. but nobody is biting. >> just on that point, paid advertisement. i would urge you to look at an essay that the general and i wrote that came out yesterday, which is called "syria, the case for the devil we do not know. ." it is no small issue that the man who served until last november as the head of israeli intelligence would co-author a peace which debunks the argument against change in syria. so, i would -- i think that, maybe -- i do not want to read too much into it, but i think that may be reflective of a rather substantial shift in strategic thinking, at least among many in the israeli security establishment. >> question for scott. scott, you said that the president's speech yesterday was largely a restatement of the bush doctrine and noted at least tacitly some success in iraq, a war he famously opposed. is the difference th