calculus, so president biden came in knowing that he has to emphasize resilience. they elevated cyber, anti-corruption, working with allies. if we can t change putin s tactics, then at least we can mitigate the effect of them. rick stengel, i was also taken by president biden s faith that respect on the world stage would have a way of impacting change in the behavior of putin, and also when he spoke about china in that press conference. you know, that s been the grand hope of many an american president, that somehow the arc of justice bends, you know, the arc of history bends toward justice, that eventually global public opinion will matter. i understand the idea behind it and the hope. is that more hope, or do you think there s something to it? i think there s something to it, chuck. i mean, there is a long