exactly the concern. i think that many people in the foreign policy field around joe biden are having. the fact that we had this joint statement yesterday, and you have china ready to go after taiwan. been talking about it obviously for decades. and, of course, russia poised to go into afghanistan. could they do it simultaneously in a bid to present such an overwhelming challenge to the united states that we cannot respond to either? i think that s obviously the message they re sending. i see two basic points about this, joe. the first is alliance mobilization, if you will. and it s always scary when you get these statements of commitment by allies in period of tension. it reminds us of 1914 and the lead up to world war i