has to be thrown into the mix. during the truman presidency, the soviet influence was really taking hold in greece and turkey. we came up with the truman doctrine, looked at stability in europe, the marshall plan and it needs to be an overall focus on readiness in the united states, building or military capability, creating energy independence for the united states, strengthening the united states, allowing congress to do its role with regard to strength and sanctions. i also think the american people need to see things other than banking sanctions. president reagan, when the incursions occurred in poland, basically denied operations by the russian airlines. if you look at that now, hubs in new york and washington, d.c., and miami, access to the united states. gives them access to the oligarchs in the united states as well as the americans. the sanctions need to be stronger but it needs to be more