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Was the border area. this was his buffer zone, putin's buffer zone between the east and west. he wants to restore that border, he doesn't want russia on the gates. the fact that the europeans and the americans are afraid to stand up to putin, i think, in fact is going to cause things to be far worse than better. >> so what would be a smart move on your -- estimation? would you give them weapons? they don't have the bodies, first of all? >> well, look, let's be candid, and this is not fun to say. but we stood for 45 years on the inter-german border defending europe against the communist bloc. t...