a bit of concern. and that was no question. in fact, i know from talking to people at the white house, anderson, that -- that was one of the reasons they let him go. he looked like he was willing to do it and they were eager to show that he could. >> um, putting that aside. fareed, just in terms of what the president actually said, how big of a problem is the president's comparison of a russian invasion of ukraine versus a what he called a -- a minor incursion of ukraine by russia? and now, the biden administration now saying well he was referring to what -- and this is a quote -- to the difference between military and nonmilitary, paramilitary, and cyberaction. i mean, that's -- with the stakes this high, i would think you would be specific if that's what he actually meant, no? >> yeah, i think he freelanced a little there and i think it was not helpful. but i think what he was trying to signal, anderson, is what most people are expecting is not, you know, a kind of russian