How do we respond? Do we have an alternative vision that we're putting out there? And how do we make sure we're not ceding the ground to others as these alignments sort of move away from us?

Yeah, the short answer is we recognize the challenge.

But I'm going to say one thing about the National Security Council before we leave that topic.

Because I do agree that, you know, it's been essential since 1947 as the method by which policy gets developed and options get delivered up to the president, right? But there's two other aspects to it which are just as important, I think.

It also is a principal mechanism by which implementation is overseen.

So, you can have a decision made by the president, right? who has, as Steve said, kind of the widest kind of vision, right, as to what's going on in the world, makes a decision.

But you have to have the decision implemented, second.

Tom, where do you see this going? Do you see an increase in sanctions coming down the pike? Or what has to happen at this point for there actually to be an incentive for Putin to reach a ceasefire? I