clearly, north korea has a strategy. it s not clear the u.s. has a strategy. what is the down side, if there is this big flags waving, red carpet summit and then no results? i think it s very risky. it risks the president s credibility, the credibility of the united states and worse still, i think it increases the risk of conflict if they go into something with very high expectations, poor preparation and the president acting in his typically mercurial way, we could end up in a much worse place than we are today. so i do think it s high risk, but i think there are steps we could take if the president were serious and were willing to recognize this is not a one man enterprise in any circumstance, that a negotiation of this significance and complexity requires a team and a well-oiled team. he may not have the temperament to do that and you know, we have seen him on issues ranging from