and the diplomatic censure, hopefully it goes in to the united nations general assembly, it puts pressure on the leadership. it puts pressure on the supporters that kind of can turn lo locomotive back. and there would be a risk of spread and our nato allies and friends in the region do need assurance that if this does spill over, that we are all linked in. nobody wants a conflict. we don t. nato doesn t. i don t even think that the russians do. but i worry that they are boxing themselves diplomatically into a cul de sac where they either okay, we ve made our point or