happens next because outright banning abortion is flatly unpopular in this country. it is. i think republicans in washington have played this pretty smartly. first of all, there s this idea abroad this has not happened yet. it is smart to keep your powder dry for when it does. we could be having arguments of things that may not occur. that s wide on their part. there is idea abroad which talking about this leak which is serious. first time we have a draft opinion either to influence proceedings in the court or undermine the institution is something we should talk about and take seriously. the idea that it somehow undermines the overturning of roe or overshadows or eclipses this is crazy talk. that s a crazy idea. nothing is going to overshadow roe. we can spend two days talking about that s what republicans have explicitly said. mitch mcconnell said, the story is the leak. you ask about the substance, the story is the leak. it s not going to be the leak when the decision co
makes the point that russia dumps ones, overshadows undercuts macron as he s meeting in ukraine. i would be very cautious to overinterpret what s just gone on in this meeting between the french president and vladimir putin. melissa just showed us how essentially ukraine is surrounded by russian forces right now. what does a successful de-escalation even look like at this point? what are realistic expectations for that? well, honestly, i don t think it s realistic that we should be talking about de-escalation or glimmers of de-escalation. it s like you ll know it when you see it, and we re not seeing it right now. quite the opposite. you know that military analysis and intelligence analysis that s been underpinning certainly the u.s. is much more strident warnings suggests that within the next less than two weeks, the full-fledged russian invasion force will be present. they continue to increase their
leverage. i take them as one more reason why the west might have to go in. if there is such an accident or the threat of sabotage for these plans, that might tip the balance. then concerns about engaging russian forces because of the obvious risk of no killer escalation might be overshadows, overcome. by the actual threats that are happening on the ground. but i think seizing these is a liability for putin s invasion. not an acid. brett, i ll give you a chance to respond to that. what is your thought on that. do you see the same way? what is your assessment? is this a red line that maybe this is the straw that breaks the back of the western forces to get involved? amen, all have to share a story. i was talking to my eight-year-old son today. and obviously, the images of civilians that have been targeted in these rates, additionally, the attack on