it seems like a particularly clear escalation of their presence in the east and a clear signal to putin, but is it permanent? should we expect this is the new normal? >> i think this is going to be an ongoing question for weeks, months, and possibly years is how long do you keep these temporary deployments defensemen we're? we've escalated from the united states 80,000 from a couple months ago to 100,000 and these deployments may not all be americans. also filling in some gaps here, the countries that have come up so far, the ones that really have not had major american presence added on like poland in the last mant or so. >> and the white house is saying this is just a signal of, you know, the commitment. take a listen to jake sullivan, the national security adviser. >> for the past few months the west has been united. the president is traveling to