c. george sam, while he is back with us to better explain how this all works and why. so george, remember that time not too long ago in the fall of 2020, where the u. s. issued sanctions against officials at the i c. c. back then secretary of state mike palm peo accused the court of, quote, illegitimate attempts to subject americans to its jurisdiction. that was because the i c. c wanted to investigate us forces war crimes in afghanistan. now correct me if i'm wrong, but this seems to me like the u. s. coercing or forcing the i c. c to drop the investigation. dissuade them. if i'm being generous, what do you think you have to keep in mind that the the united states um does not accept the jurisdiction of the i, c. c. you know, neither those russian, neither those china, neither does india. on. on the other hand, the united states cooperates very actively with the i c. c in directing it against others. so you know, often you know, these do gooder types, you know, who think that it's a great idea to have these on international tribunals. they are saying, well, yeah, i mea