defenses, what does that mean? again, in practical terms for taiwan? >> well it's actually considerably more. its 4 billion directly to taiwan and foreign military assistance, but it's actually a lot of the money for the us military to build up submarine bases and the pacific to secure guam, to build up capabilities across that entire region. really, really important because the reality is, i've walked the beaches of taiwan. this is a very difficult operation for the chinese hello probably one of the most complex military operations in history. and we can absolutely deter them from doing so. and if we can do that, we can stabilize this conflict that i believe will be much more devastating than a, than a war in ukraine. >> we just have a couple of moments left, butt what do you think goes through president xi's head when he sees this billions in support for taiwan i think he very concerned because he is trying to build up the capabilities of the pla as quickly as possible to prevent a situation where the united states, taiwan, japan are gonna be ready for this invasion. >> all right, do mutual pair always appreciate your your time and your thoughts.