Leon Panetta actually said...

As we determined the details of what took place there and how that attack took place, that it became clear that there were terrorists who ha...

I cannot, as secretary, send a signal to the SEALs who conduct those operations, oh, you can conduct these operations and then go out and wr...

the forces in the future are going to have to be geographically distributed, operationally resilient, and politically sustainable

I'm sure that deep down Assad knows he's in trouble and it's just a matter of time before he has to go.