>> it's a fair question. it's not about deemphasizing russia. nobody is deemphasizing russia. we said many times here, certainly you and i have talked about this many times, nobody is taking the russian threat lightly. north should we. yes, they underperformed. they made big mistakes in ukraine. planning and excuse-wise. they also faced a stiffer resistance than they anticipated. nobody is short changing the threats that they continue to pose. you can see it for yourself. take a look at the video and the imagery coming out of ukraine. you can see the damage that this military is capable of exerting and causing. but the secretary has been nothing but completely candidate from literally day one that the pacing challenge in his view for this department is china. the manner in which the expense at which china continues to