parts. >> all right. but -- [ laughter ] i didn't know i could get you to say that again. >> i'm regretting it immediately. >> okay. i'm going to try to say the thing i planned to say. >> okay. >> and what i planned to say is wouldn't it be nice if it was just completely totally absolutely impossible to suspect that vladimir putin orchestrated what happened in syria this week so that his friend in the white house could have a big night with missiles and all of the praise he has picked up over the last 24 hours? wouldn't it be so nice if you couldn't even in your wildest dreams imagine a scenario like that? >> wouldn't it be great if we could go back to "wag the dog" being a sitcom plot, you know. >> exactly. and i don't know what it is.