First of all, thank you to MCC for all the hard work you've been doing in the area for the past few decades.
I'm going to direct my questions to Mr. Tabler and Mr. Landis. I have the same two questions for both of you, so if we're going to get through them, I'm going to ask you to be succinct.
The picture you are both drawing is a picture of an endless stalemate, possibly a war of attrition. The regime change pressure is not working; al-Assad has no intention of stepping down. Russia seems to continue to be a solid backer, not to mention China and Iran.
Mr. Tabler, you have raised the point that one of the things that may be needed is military intervention by other countries', western countries', use of drones and cruise missiles. Do you believe that this is ultimately going to be necessary to break this stalemate?
I would like Mr. Landis as well to respond.
Remember that I have another question after this.