what a powerful assessment there, adrienne. do you agree with it? >> i do, and i hope all of your viewers will read this piece. it's really compelling, and tom of course is one of the foremost experts on national security in our country. he also goes on to reinforce the fact that this has been essentially the doctrine of the biden administration. that president biden has made it clear that the united states and nato are imposing crippling sanctions on russia. but we've got to make sure that we don't let emotion drive our decision making process. look, alex, we are in a very precarious situation here. we certainly don't want to provoke putin anymore than we already have as it comes to a potential nuclear war. and that's i think what tom is essentially enforces this piece, we've got to exercise restraint, and as heartbreaking as it is, especially for parents out there and, you know, people who have