James Clapper: “China poses potentially from a capability standpoint a threat to us as a mortal threat.”

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

I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.

I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.

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