World, in their security, in their prosperity. but we have gotten that back ten times over, 100 times over. new markets for our products, new partners to deal with global challenges and yes, new allies to deterand if necessary fight aggression. sure, the nato allies should be doing better and paying more, but put it in perspective, together, our nato allies spend more on defense than russia and china put together. that s significant. we have global responsibilities. they don t. that s why our defense budget is bigger. we need to not alienate the very folks who have been with us in every single fight since the second world war, and who are actually making us safer and giving us an opportunity to be forward deployed in the world, as david said, as an early warning mechanism. these decisions have real consequences. a big part of this is the politics. here s a president, he s just lost the midterms. he s feeling squeezed by his own advisers who don t bend to his will. politically, it see