we look at what the united states did after world war ii. we created the marshall plan for a reason. we wanted stability and a bullwork against the soviet union. when wanted a trade partner. we wanted to strengthen the world. the united states created an organizational structure. in fact, the united states became the post-powerful country on the planet because of that. the problem we see right now is this president has been undertut u cutting those underpinnings, undercutting thoseoal straurs and what it's going to do is exclude, it's going to drive the united states into that corner where donald trump is. that's the last place we want to be. if you -- there's going to be an organization out there. we don't get to see the table, a whole lot of things will be done, the united states won't even be in the room. >> malcolm, how dangerous is that? and also, is this something that the united states can pull back from? either after the mid-term elections, let's say one of the houses flipped or in the next