i think i won't be the first to be critical of the way things have been sequenced over the last ten days or so. i think he's left himself now with that speech that on on the one hand, on the other hand, in a very rough place, both in terms of domestic politics and in terms of rallying any sort of coalition at the u.n. or anywhere else to make this come out in a way that achieves his objectives. >> jeff, how is he being viewed in tehran, in jerusalem, in damascus, in moscow? >> each of those capitals has its own issues. look, you know, there is more coherence to these two parts than some people might think. i mean, in fact, the threat of force, though done in a kind of scatter shot, halfhearted way, all the problems in congress, the threat of force is why we're here, is why the russians have put forward a proposal at all, no matter how ridiculous people might think the proposal is, it's there. in jerusalem, for instance,