the obama administration put it forward. and, okay, it is what it is. but what concerns me now is how the politics drives the policy. and i think that is something that, you know, a lot of folks in this town need to be concerned about. i thought ali put it very well when he talked about the revolutionary guard. that's an aspect you don't hear anybody talking about what that impact is, what that means. these things don't happen in a vacuum. they are a lot of explosive parts to them. and so when you pull this string and you think, okay, we're just going to take this out and it's all good, other pieces start to fall in place that you didn't anticipate that could be prob m problemat problematic. and so the tensions in the region will grow. our allies will be a little bit more nervous. and i think the fact that a lot of them, particularly those we negotiate with, go we are not worried. it is not a bond anymore. >> we have to take a quick break before president trump gets up to speak at the value voter