and if the allies insist that for every t-72 tank they send to ukraine they need an m1a1 from us, that s going to be problematic. we just don t have enough of them to be sent in. so, figuring out how to measure what we would need to send to the polls, the bulgarians and others so they can start arming and providing more capabilities to the ukrainians, it s just a tough task. remember that also we want these countries to be able to defend ourselves with our help should this in some ways escalate to nato territory. i do think that we need to start talking about thinking about security guarantees not only when the war is over. but frankly if the war is going to be concentrated in the east, what are we prepared to do in terms of securing much more of ukrainian territory now that the russians are moving very far away from some of the major cities? i think that s an issue that