final numbers, and i quote, you look at a vector and you look at -- there are lots of different things we can look at. unclear what the president means, because as you know, anderson, cnn had previously reported that a u.s. official had told cnn that american intelligence show that this attack originated in iran and that it was communicating that to our allies in the region. >> all right. boris sanchez, appreciate it. the sauds have also responded, saying in a statement that the kingdom affirms that it has the capability and resolve to defend its land and people and to forcefully respond to these adepressions. the question is, can they do that on their own? for analysis of the situation, thomas friedman joins me. he's a "new york times" columnist and author of "thank you for being late." how fragile do you think this situation is? >> i think it's extremely fragile, anderson, in the sense that you almost feel there's got to be retaliation. >> by the u.s. or saudi arabia? >> by the u.s. or saudi arabia. it would almost certainly be both. i don't think saudi arabia is capable actually of mounting an