goes to andrea and gets blindsided. with facts. facts aren t on his side. tough to write a big book when the facts are not on your side. i don t disagree with you at all. that was a knowing laugh. let s go ahead. i ll move ahead. if not now, when? it s about time, for the last 50 years, america and urine and asia have treated the middle east as if it were just a collection of big gas stations. saudi station, iran station, kuwait station. our message to the region has been very consistent. guys it was only guys we spoke with. here s the deal. keep your pumps open, your oil prices low, don t bother the israelis too much, and you can do whatever you want. you can engage in how much corruption you like, keep your pumps open, your oil prices low, don t hassle the jews too much, and you can do whatever you want out back.