deterrence stops them from moving in the first place. i think the administration made a big mistake in opposing ted cruz s amendment to cut off and impose sanctions, to be frank, i think the administration made a mistake not getting sanctions in place when it was in office, but it is still not too late, but you need to stop putin before the hostilities begin, not threatening with what you re going to do after they begin. right. one of the points you made in a recent piece in the last few weeks that struck me and i think is not getting enough attention or discussion is nato. right? and you re right, nato must urgently develop a strategy for the nonnato former soviet states. it s unsufficient to say we have no treaty obligation to defend them which ignores strategic reality, just because there s sort of no article 5 obligation to come to the denfense.