the u.s. armed forces are an enormously powerful institution. over 2 million men and women. they're actually getting prepared to fight if the united states or our regional allies are attacked. that's their sole mission. and i think they are leaning forward now without any overt planning, getting ready to back up diplomacy with hard military power. >> talk to me finally about a point you made a few weeks back about kim jong-un's sister going to the olympics and the coverage and interest she generated in south korea. we have no understanding for that here. >> no, i think kim jong-un's sister i think first of all she's the most trusted family member and advisor to kim jong-un. she put a human face to this totalitarian regime. so i think in terms of kim jung-un trying to have this huge makeover, she was very useful in that regard. she represented the north korean delegation going to the south korean olympics.