divided nato. what was brexit with some of the changes within the german government, the french government. so all of these things were contributors towards it. to your other question about what jake sullivan said early this morning. i have repeatedly said on various cnn shows that there are four elements of national power. information, economy, the military, which should always come out last and diplomacy. we've been working hard on the diplomacy piece the last several months with multiple elements engaged. not just the united states but all of nato. the information piece is something, jim, and i served over 12 years in europe. this is the first time i've seen the united states use information against russia. using the things that they are doing and publicizing them. because most of the things they do are very nefarious across the board. for the first time in my life fo