diplomatic kind of intervention though alece is right, they wish that part was more turbo charged. i know people feel they love the idea of the pivot to asia but wish there were more nsh behind it. the overall idea is one of restraint and discipline. >> you know, peter, the president famously said a few weeks ago, when it comes to foreign policy, sometimes you hit singles, you hit doubles, sometimes a home run. what do you think he hit today? >> i think it was a single. it was in keeping with his general view of foreign policy, which i think fareed is right about. barack obama is not interested in creating a heroic foreign policy. barack obama is interested in a hippocratic foreign policy and the hippocratic oath, first, do no harm. there's a lot to be said for that. a lot of the foreign policies discourse in washington pretends as if nothing before 20009