CIA's Number 2 man: "The US needs Syria's 'Military/ Security Apparatus' to defeat al Qaeda!"

" ... Mike Morell: Yeah. So I disagree with that. The best outcome is a negotiated settlement between the opposition and between the regime that allows for a political transition that keeps the institutions of the state intact.John Miller: How realistic is that?
Mike Morell: The reason that is important, John, is because it's going to take the institution of the Syrian military and the institutions of the Syrian security services to defeat al Qaeda when this is done. And every day that goes by, every day that goes by, those institutions are eroded..."