said he s made the decision to go, what is vladimir putin going to do? and that makes and, finally, a parade of just about everybody traipsing to moscow to try to divine what the great russian leader is thinking. so right now, it s been his crisis from the beginning. he owns it. i wonder, frankly, if he really wants to do with it. i hear you loud and clear, aaron, in that he had one in a sense because he s i s arreste entire world even though might be thinking about exit strategy here. so, general, i wonder, while the kremlin is saying and has said we actually have no intention of invasion, why would we, so while, then, are they there, 190,000 troops strong ashgs long the border? and what s with these deterrent exercises. deterring what?