client state that supposedly has now has independence but the truth is, they are running that country, brian, on the old soviet model with an iron fist. while the issue that brought people out on the streets this time has to do with fuel prices, the basic issue they don t have any trust or confidence in this government. i mean, it s the same issue that the people in ukraine were facing when they threw out the russian stooge because of the way he was running the country. and they wanted to move towards the west. it s the same issue that took place in belarus where luke zheng co- very unpopular, lost an election. and then the people were driving him out. what did putin do in all of these cases he has brought troops to bear to make certain that he maintains his level of influence and control. that is what has taken place here. brian: look, he is not going