exports, this is where the president is but one player. it s not as linear, we were talking about this being anl gous to how he behaves with domestic policy. with international policy, he doesn t have as much control. it s not as much of a linear game as it is when he s stateside. as long as people as long as this administration understands the importance of getting this deal done and keeping the players at the table, especially for this deal, he can keep his pedal to the metal. but do agree when obama is not focused, especially with issues that aren t as urgent, he gets a little kplasant and it shows in how in the first few hours in asia. dana, your argument is that this lacks substance and we asked a white house source who