but when you say this game of chicken is going to become self fulfilling? what are you worried that we're getting lows to engagement. >> that this would spiral out of and it's somewhat reminiscent to me of the history of world war one and how the world kind of blundered into that. and i hope we don't -- i hope people learn from history here and don't repeat that. so i don't think we're there yet. i think there's still time for sanctions, diplomacy, all those kind of things. and by the way, working on our missile defense would be a good thing too. >> if the rhetoric is not rach -- if it's not pulled back, your concern that we could unwittingly back into a war that was unnecessary. >> yes, because, you know, we