deal with iran because they're all still upset because they thought it was going pretty well. to have sanctions work on a country like iran, you need allies to be in it with you. and it doesn't look like the u.s. is going to have that right now when it comes to these sanctions. it is already -- the iranan economy is already not doing all that great. so probably won't help. but it will be much more effective if allies help. >> clearly the iranian economy is in deep, deep trouble. and david, imposing additional sanctions at least for now seems to be the president's preferred avenue for dealing with this potential a iranian threat even as many of the national security advisers want military action. >> right. so let's be clear. it is a good thing we're not in a shooting war with iran right now but the president is in tight space because he declined to strike militarily last week as congressman brown just told you, i think the sanction that