nato actually didn t do anything right now. this is all a putin creation here. and now here we are talking about biden and his messaging. that s the thing in an international crisis like this when the importance of messaging in the advance of military conflict is so important to avoid it. there are many examples where the united states and great britain were unclear in their messaging and that can lead to increased risks of czar let s talk about nato. we heard from the president if there is a minor cursing, there would be this fight within the organization about what to do. how much dissension is there in the organization? well, i think this one falls in the category of perhaps a classic washington gaffe named after the great writer michael kinsley who defined this kind of gaffe as telling the truth in public about something that is best left unstated at a press conference.