casualties. it emphasizes their aggression and they are in pursuit of a nuclear weapon regardless of negotiating attempts to the contrary. and then you have russia. they have made two military demonstrations on the border of ukraine. one in the spring. another one now much larger. the accelerant for that was afghanistan. they believe the united states has weakened its position globally. there is a pattern here, bill. i don't think it is synchronized. three countries operating within their own self-interest in their regions to accomplish their goals at the expense of the united states and allies. >> bill: kept a lid on it for a while and see how they act very soon or not. now the story from the "wall street journal" and others about military equipment that had been potentially shipped to afghanistan. talking about helicopters and other military equipment may be diverted to ukraine in the event putin goes in or thinks