after the mass killings started, this administration leaked that it was planning a plan b period unterberg 28, 22 of, -- 2012, cnn got a suit -- scoop from an official that said the pentagon had drawn up detailed plans for military action against the regime. or have they? i considered -- a remarkable statement, he should look for it. the remarkable june 7 statement from martin dempsey. general dempsey was asked to " give us some idea about if military operations to be required to stop the killing of civilians and syria." general dempsey answers, i cannot do that. i cannot do that, because i have to know what the outcome is. tell me what the outcome is and i can build to a plan to achieve that outcome. he says, tommy the u.n. regime put -- change in iran. -- tell me that you want regime change in iran. tommy that following the regime change in syria, -- tell me that following the regime change you want me to restore order, and i know that looks like. anything vis-a-vis syria would be hypothetical in the extreme, and i cannot go to plan unless i understand the outcome. but didn't president o