i petro in kingston is professor of political science at the university of rhode island in jersey city. we have sarah founder's, she is co director of international action center. her upcoming book is sanctions a wrecking ball in a global economy. and in mount jackson, we have karen kosky. she is a retired united states air force, lieutenant colonel who served both n s a and the office of secretary of defense are cross roads. and in fact, that means you can jump in anytime you want. and i always appreciate nickel. i'd like to return to what stuff and bird said, i'm going to repeat it here. a military victory for russia and ukraine would spell defeat for the entire western alliance. well, i mean, that's saying the obvious though, nato continues, continues. 8 is not a co belligerent, and it is not. russia is not there, it's not in the military conflict with russia, but by saying that, in fact, it's true. and i would say on this side of the pond, a lot of people believe exactly the same thing. that's why the stakes are so high. go ahead, nick, why? i agree with you completely and like you