we would -- interveeped.would like to think we intervene if attacked, if our interests are threatened in some way. not so clear. you know, the wmd in iraq that wasn't there, the gulf of tonkin incident that didn't happen. we've had some manufactured reasons for going to war. you know, back in the '20s and '30s, the banana wars in the caribbean were to promote our business interests in there. there are times we've gone to war for territorial expansion back when we were filling out the united states. so the reasons aren't very clear. the first part of the book talks about what i call triggering events. what are the events? sometimes our leadership actually creates the reason for going the war. remember the red line in syria? we have had presidents that have drawn red lines. we have had had presidents that have articulated presidential dock trips that basically says -- doctrines that basically says we will fight here. that's all well and good when you say it publicly, but there's sort of a nuance to this. you so