is that so important? it is important because we have two iconic american leaders telling you, blinken, look at the word diplomat in a dictionary. smooth as glass. spills teams, i terrific individual. i know i m extremely. while he is calm, he is low-key. he personifies the diplomatic side of this. and then lloyd austin, and your contemporary of mine, a couple of years older than i am. as we say in minneapolis, you re going for a west point graduate. this [laughs] everybody in the military has deep respect for lloyd austin. combat soldier. he can freeze you in a minute with a look. a tough minded, quiet individual. so, when you put the military symbolized by lloyd austin, retired four star general, alongside a diplomat such as tony blinken, it is a powerful