suez or the iraq war. this is almost a disagreement about the existential nature of nato itself. should it exist. is it functioning? >> well, the clear message from this meeting, the leader's meeting this week has been that all allies, also those who have expressed some critical concerns, they are committed to nato and to the idea of a one for all, all for one, because we are safer when we stand together. and they're not only committed in words, but the reality is that north america and europe, do more together now than they have for many, many years. for the first time in our history, we have troops in the ae eastern part of the alliance. we are more organized command structure. and for the first time in our history, we're investing, for instance, the consequences of for nato, for the rise of china. so nato is adapting. nato is changing. that's what we've done for decades and that's what we