putin that there will be real consequences and what these consequences mean to russia. maria: well, look, we've seen joint military training between russia and china, and i know iran has also been brought into the fold. talk to us about this partnership of china, russia, iran, what it means to america after we know president obama cut defense spending through that sequestration years ago. also tell us about the readiness of the u.s. military right now, particularly the navy if as it compares to the china navy. >> right. you're absolutely right. so during the obama administration with sequestration which were deep cuts to our defense spending, we had modernization plans that would have kept us at pace with china and russia. now we're trying to play catch up, and if we don't have reinvestment, we'll be behind, in a situation where china and russia have military capabilities that are greater than our own. and what, obviously, is of grave concern as you look at china,