crimea, but he's paying a price with the reaction of the ukrainians, other neighbors, nato, the european union and the united states. could it -- could we have actually reversed this course? >> no. real estate history rules location, location, location. sort of strategy. geography, if you will, favors the russians. in terms of crimea, no. the europeans simply would not have been there, russian support for what putin did was robust. where the administration could have and still could do more is to make sure it doesn't go beyond this. the sanctions that would hit russia in it did more, we should line up the europeans and be explicit in saying here's what will happen if you do this. here's, by the way, the cost to your economy mr. putin and potentially to your political position at home. we could do more potential tloi strengthen other parts of nato. we should be really trying to make sure this ukrainian government does not go the way