you made a really important point there, dana, about the e.u. they issued a statement a couple of days ago saying we don't have the same concerns about china that the united states does and our policies will therefore deviate from the united states when it comes to dealing with china as a threat to the far east. i thought it was interesting. they wanted to get it laid out on the table before the president came. look, with our allies even when they are with you, it takes some work to keep them with you. but he has a lot of challenges. china is one. actually the europeans on russia the end to be ahead of him with the exception of the germans. a lot of european countries were in favor of sanctioning the in order stream 2 project and stopping it. you have to play -- where they are with you try to make them more with you and where they aren't try to draw them with