also what would have happened if the united states, if president obama hadn't stepped up and led a response to ebola in west africa, that was something that was spreading across the country, and inevitably we would have seen more cases here had he -- u.s. leadership seen at the security council what it was like when all the countries in the world would go around and deliver their statements, people would be on their blackberries or on their phones, doing whatever they do, other work, shopping, and as soon as the united states representative opened their mouth, then suddenly everybody would snap to attention wanting to know what is the united states going to do about climate. what is the united states going to do about isis. i would caution against so much disillusionment with america's engagement in the world that we pull back because a world without american leadership is extreme