so so frans timmermans is right that the the power of nato was as much psychological as military. you know, it's an organization that was a deterrent that the russians were afraid to attack europe. they were afraid to attack any country in europe. actually, you know, nowadays you can attack countries without them being on your borders. and they were afraid to do so because of the threat of mass response. um, i do think it's conceivable that europe could create that same kind of threat. it's funny, what we lack is not military. it's not men. it's not money. what's lacked is a is a way of organizing. you know, nato is structured around a supreme allied commander who is an american. the european union is structured to do different things. it's not meant to be a military alliance. and so what has to come out of the meeting in london today and the other meetings that are happening in the next few days and will happen over the next few weeks, is some way of creating this coalition of the willing, giving it a commander and a leader, or a team of leaders who can, who can make it work. i d