and so -- and they should be asked that question. and we'll see what they say. we saw what happened with cory gardener, u.s. senator from colorado who is up for reelection in 2020. so this is the questions and this is what republicans are going to have to deal with. >> and jeff, jake touched on this. this is a big deal. they are paying attention to this president's moves in moscow, beijing and tehran. and what they're telling other countries in the region that they are pressuring and leaning on and trying to win over is you cannot trust the americans. they will bug out. they will make commitments to you that they will not keep. so if you can mess with us, fine. we're not going anywhere. those guys are fair weather friends and that's a real problem for american foreign policy going forward. it's not so much are we there or not there, but if we're there and we've made commitments to do something in this manner, actually creates the kind of problems that most american politicians are trying to prevent which are wider conflicts that draw us in with no end in sight. >> one other thought.