if it is not easier to use force for technical reasons, it is also easier to use force because terrorism producer we saw on 9/11. have u.s.ely, we ambassadors -- and didn't start wars over it. in a way, having worked at the state department, i would be delighted if they did something if something happened to our diplomats. but we did not go to war after the kenyan attacks. as i said in my presentation, there is this mindset where war is the answer, a state of war is the hammer. and whatever the problem is is the nail. terrorism is a serious problem that often times war, this kind

of use of force without explanation, or justification, is not necessarily the best way of going forward. war is after powerful political tool at home that we can't have a confrontation about what is the smartest way to deal with this conflict? what is the smartest way to deal with what is going on in iraq right now. we don't know how to have a conversation without using the paradigms around war. our leaders are nervous to have recommendtion and not something that is framed in terms of war. , and thatnconceivable is where he said we need to end this and most were. it was inconceivable for first- time president to make that speech.

there was a political cost. that is something you do in your second term. there was an attack with somebody who was part of al costs and the political are very high about saying we should ameliorate a state of permanent war. it is very hard to have a real conversation about that, politically. >> it is hard to have a real conversation about that, politically. i think the reason it is hard to have a political conversation about this is that we actually don't fundamentally agree, as a society, about what the role of military force and violence is, and what the weight, what weight we should give to law

enforcement tools, and what weight we should give to military covert action tools. extent to a great addressing that question, which this a set of law enforcement problems where you hold the power of the president in reserve. or is this fundamentally a military conflict that you use law enforcement as an occasional, or even frequent, tool of military struggle. as are very different models of how you think about it. what theddressing dominant component is. and we do not agree on a. that is where the conversation is so hard to have. that is an honorable reason to have trouble having the conversation. i want to speak to the other question. one of the principal parts of , ifcurrent environment is

you think that in the absence of the renewed aumf that we will drift to something that looks like peace, you feel differently that if youoject believe what i believe that in the absence of that legislation, low intensity conflict over low periods of time. that is the likely outcome. we are going to have a militarily active group. it will look like war a lot of the time. the question is, do you want to think of that as something that congress defines the parameters of? in a case, they are in the messy

business of authorizing it, and they could have intended or unintended consequences. or do you want to deny that that and let a happening lot of that legitimacy not relying onhe cost of authority. i am in the former camp. i do not think the president should be doing the stuff on his avoidspecially if we can it. i am willing to get my hands dirty to avoid that. and yes i knowledge that. >> they point to what gives them the right to use military force. the capabilities existing great abundance and are broadly supported by the american people. support broad

definitions of how you defined the scope of targeting. wants minimalt oversight, as does this one, as will all the future once. -- ones. if you care about these issues, there are a range of things that you can do, and you can work with your policymakers to do it. , ion that sobering note would like to thank you for an absolutely brilliant presentation. thank you. [applause] >> this weekend on newsmakers talks about the new mortgage rules.

he talks about how the financial marketplace is treating consumers. >> the bureau has been in existence for sometimes now. >> are consumers being treated badly? >> i know that they are. one of the things that we have done. have set up a consumer complaint function of the bureau where consumers can come to us. you can file a complaint with us online. you can also call. there are people standing by in multiple languages. a complaint if you

think that something is happening that isn't right with your mortgage, or your bank account, or money transfers, or payday loans. we are getting significant numbers of complaints. we got about 600 complaints in the first month. and we expanded the products. we got more than 1500 complaints last month. peoplegetting relief for on a number of things, including money back, where that is appropriate. if there's something about on your credit report, we can help with that. and that is something important a lot of people. we are looking to prioritize, if we see 100 complaints about something, as opposed to two, we are really going to look at that.

again, this is, back to basics. they are to pay a lot of attention about how they are being treated. maintaining a customer in building the relationship is a lot easier than trying to maintain -- get new customers. it becauseng back to we create a new pressure on them. >> you can watch the entire cordrayw with richard tomorrow on c-span. the normal approach is to do chronologically, progressing through adulthood and old age.

the figure here holding the flag is supposed to represent james monroe. this is a great iconic painting of the american revolution. if you look at this figure that is to be monroe, it is exactly the same pose. it is almost a reflection. were right there with general washington, but he is in the same pose. 5thortraits of the president, and that is part of three days of american history tv, this holiday weekend on c- span3. tv,his weekend on book

secretary robert gates talk about his manifest of the wars in afghanistan and his relationship with the white house and congress. that is sunday at 10:00 eastern. look for women's history for beginners author, bonnie morris. online for the rest of january, join our book tv discussion. v.org to enter the chat. theobs and the economy was topic of discussion of both addresses. we will hear from president obama and then from the republicans. >> hi, everybody. this week i visited a company in raleigh, north carolina that helps make electric motors that cut harmful carbon pollution.

i stopped by n.c. state university where engineers are set to develop the technology further. it is part of my push to make america more attractive for the jobs that the middle class requires. increasingly, we are. thanks in part to all of our strategy, for the first time in nearly two decades we produce more oil at home that we buy from the rest of the world. we generate more natural gas than anybody. health care costs are growing at their slowest rate in 50 years and since i took office, we have cut our deficits by more than half. we are primed to bring back more of the jobs claimed by the recession and lost to overseas competition recent decades. that requires a year of action. i want to work with congress this year on proven ways to

create jobs, like building infrastructure and fixing our immigration system. where congress is not acting, i will act on my own and put opportunity within reach for anyone who is willing to work for it. that is what i did in raleigh, by launching america's second manufacturing innovation institute. it is a partnership between companies, and the government to make sure that american businesses and workers when the race for high-tech manufacturing and the jobs that come with it there it jobs that can help people and communities that are willing to work hard punch their ticket into the middle class. i firmly believe this can be a breakthrough year for america, but to make that happen we will have to act to create new jobs that create good wages and offer more americans a shot to get ahead. that is what i work on every day. at is what i will be focused on every day of this year. thank you and have a great weekend.

>> hello, i am congressman marlin stutzman and i have the honor of serving indiana's third district. across the country, too many of our fellow citizens elect the american dream is out of reach. our economy is just not creating enough jobs. more than 10 million americans are unemployed. last month, roughly 350,000 americans, a little more than the population of tampa, florida, stopped looking for work. health care premiums have gone up and millions of families have lost their insurance because of the new health care law. americans do not need to read another jobs report to know the economy is struggling. for the past five years they have lived it. they've spent sleepless night worrying about rent checks and student loans. they have made the long walk to the mailbox, running through the numbers to cover the next round