James Clapper actually said...

Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.

I think it has more to do with the psychology of Putin, and Russia. And he needs to assure his own people, Parliamentarians, he was talking ...

I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.

The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.