rick, i m just wondering, is russia just getting what it wanted out of this already? you know, the fact that lavrov is sitting in geneva with the united states secretary of state, that everyone is talking about this, how do you read it, rick? that s a good point. part of what i think putin always wants out of these things is attention, for russia to be with the big boys, for russia to be a super power, for us to pay attention to them. there s a long school of theory about russian diplomacy is that all they want to do is be recognized. i want to go back to a couple things richard said, all of which were true, but the great michael kinsy said. it s hard to herd the cats of nato. germany wants something