James Clapper: “Unpredictable instability has become the new normal.”

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

I think, though, that what has been in the past considered an annoyance or an irritation, has now risen to the level of a genuine national security threat.

this is the standard Russian -- Soviet Russian way of war. Surround a city if they can and they are having trouble doing that, put it under siege, strangle it, prevent supplies, medicines, food, water, et cetera and then bombard the city…

I think Putin's mind is made up. And he might improvise as he goes he I think he would do he would do that anyway.