If we do not play the kind of very costly and at times very difficult role that we play in the world, then you get a Syria; you get a law of the jungle in a very important area where you do have, as I said, five armies.
Jeffrey emphasizes the importance of U.S. involvement to prevent chaos in Syria.
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