how about the united states? i'm interested in a number comparison with 50. >> the u.s., having a longer history in space and a much larger budget, has probably put up something i think on the order of 500 satellites. >> who are -- are those satellites that china has in space, are they civilian or military or dual use? >> they're very much dual use. china's space program at this point is mostly oriented spacect recently, very recently. >> uh-huh. >> will you describe the spacecraft? accelerated from >> the manned capsule is probably capable to our gemini series. it's the second manned launch. it's longer, wider and heavier than the soyuz and it's in fact quite a bit more capable than the soyuz. >> is it as big as a standard public bus? >> it is about 25 feet long. so i have to admit, i'm not sure how long a bus is. >> what about the interior of the vessel? >> it's quite cramped. and some of the video we've seen so far put out by the chinese suggest that much accelerated from w module is crd indeed. last night the

there's no question that this military decline will have disastrous effect for the world if the united states insists on fighting wars such as going to fight a war against iran or fighting a war against china we must strengthen the united nations democrat ties the united nations and ensure that the united states dollar is not backed up by the united states military so we must be talking about institutions of peace within the context of the g. twenty the third point is that we are talking as if there are no major technological changes that will affect the nature and structure of the u.s. economy the nature and structure of the delivery of energy and energy forces we are talking pipit spoke about china and a five year plan what will be the major technological breakthroughs in the next five years that will affect the dominance of the united states petroleum companies and the united states oil companies the challenge for us is whether we have a debate that informed human beings about the changes since one thousand forty five or we. move to a world that is more democratic and a racist or a friendl

is a united states citizen. >> that he is. do you have any other case where a court has confered citizenship on someone who, under the statutes as written, does not have it? >> that was one of the issues debated in the wynne and miller cases, and the court has not said that yet. >> you haven't done it. >> that is correct. but it can in this case for a number of reasons. number one is the fact that the severability clause is applicable to this claim. they applied it to the same statutory scream. you cannot get naturalization under those circumstances other than that what is set out in this statute. so there is a negative implication that they were not precluding this type of remedy as to a citizenship claim where they were claiming an equal protection violation. the second point is that if the court is unable to grant that remedy, that would leave an equal protection violation in place. as the justice made clear in welch -- >> united states we -- unless we solve the violation the other way by saying that the father gets the sho

earns the united states. won't be able to buy other or invest in other countries abroad because the countries will not let other american or other investors using dollars by their domestic currency to pay for exports or to pay salaries of these companies so essentially the dollar will be a paper currency that can't be used so the irony of this is that the federal reserve in order to save banks that got into trouble by running crooked dishonest operations to save these banks they're sacrificing america's position in the world and when does this all come to a head in korea. meetings i want to thank you so much for talking to us about this but it's been a real pleasure thank you very much for having me on your show. to swim so deep or. tourists would be scared of such calls. and would never. want to. on the t. dot com. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images cobol has been seeing from the streets and chant and asked. for a shelter obey. it . the u.s. is accused of fear mongering cr

themselves so they want a no brainer and that big umbrella is in fact nato and behind that is united states and that makes them more secure now that said all the european states all twenty eight members of nato have to reduce their military budgets nobody can afford their defense expenditure you've seen britain and france going to what is being called the on top through guard because they can't afford to have a craft carriers so you've got to share them and so on and this is if you like the future nato will basically spend less in europe there wind down defense spending and hope that what is called liberal interventionism. going into iraq and afghanistan that will be a thing of the past from the europeans that's basically think of the past we look after ourselves the main strategic threat. there the decade after this not this take a bit decade of this is china so therefore really look beyond russia and so on so nato nato is there and it's ok to have it but its role is diminishing and people are willing to spend less and less money and they'd be willing. to go outside the european theater le

now, for the americas it's looking quite nice and quiet for the eastern half of the united states andn up and toward cana canada. that big stichl here pulling away from the new england states. we do have a couple lows moving in toward the northern plains. central canada. that could spread some snow and winds. while central southern plains looking at another wet area, also spreading tonight. toward the west coast a new system's going to bring rain to the coastlines of british columbia as well as the pacific northwest. here's a look at temperatures. definitely cooler out west. 9 in seattle and the same in vancouver. only remaining at 1 in denver. a lot of cool air coming in. but on the other hand still quite mild right along the mississippi valley in toward chicago. expecting a high of 19 degrees. now getting a look at europe here, it's been pretty messy and unsettled. that's looking set to continue again today. widespread showers, clouds. but a couple areas could be picking up some sunny spells for a change as these systems move away. however, we're still looking at the chance of snow

just as in a way the united states cannot afford its medicare and social security. so the question is who should do what to sustain a social democratic ideal, an ideal of equal liberty. are there things the state should simply stop doing all together. for example. are there things that can be best done by private initiative. >> and what are the likely things it should not do. should it not run its prison system. should it not be in charge of its bridges and its ansportation systems. should it not be responsible for what? >> where does it as they say the rubber meet the road. >> well, i think the rubber meets the road particularly in, for example, the entitlement system of social security system. where in many european countries you have people who have spent their whole lives entirely living off the state on benefits. the state providing housing. now a that is unsustain-- unsustainable. bt is bad for them personally. to be deprived of any meaningful work. and c it creates a huge amount of rentment in the wider society. >> rose: where is europe today in the face of on

the key phrase "the power is not delegated to the united states by the constitution, nor prohibited to it by the state's" are reserved to the states or to the people. in my view, the federal government for help shameless -- the government's shameless disregard of the 10 commandments census down that slope, the precept of the bill of rights. the compromise. the essence of our republic can be lost forever, along with those god-given freedoms. the words of the 10th amendment are timeless. the also are a rallying cry for such a time as this. reminding citizens of their rights, reminding officials of their responsibilities -- that includes officials who wrote that wave of dissatisfaction into state houses across the nation. i believe some 19 legislators -- legislatures switched to republican control that night. including north carolina and alabama, which will be experiencing republican leadership for the first time since the 1870's's. that is a long time to wait. that is a long time to wait. but we must ensure that it is worth the wait. at the state level, my federal governors and i need to

earns the united states. won't be able to buy other bombs or invest in other countries abroad because the countries will not let other american or other investors using dollars by their domestic currency to pay for exports or to pay salaries of these companies so essentially the dollar will be a paper currency that can't be used so the irony of this is that the federal reserve in order to save banks that got into trouble by running crooked dishonest operations to save these banks they're sacrificing america's position in the world and when does this all come to a head in korea. twenty eight meetings i want to thank you so much for talking to us about this but it's been a real pleasure thank you very much for having me on your show. holidaymakers i wouldn't dare to swim so deep. a tourist would be scared of such cold water. and would never die if not within arm's reach. but they are not tourists they are researchers. and feel worse online than in the deep water. download the official anti have location to i ph

after he left the united states air force he served in the state house in texas, had his own business and then in 1991 he came and served with distinction here in the united states congress. today colonel sam celebrates his 80th anniversary. down the street he and a lot of friends, members of congress from both sides of the aisle, and family are honoring him for his birthday. you know, sam returned home to the united states after his torture and confinement in the p.o.w. camp. you notice right here, this patch, mr. speaker. you see what this patch says? which is from the 433rd or 431st fighter wing? it says, return with honor. same johnson returned to america with honor. he is a special breed. he's the american breed. where does america find such men? he is one of those and he's that special warrior during even the time he was a captive warrior that never forsake his duty and never forsake his honor. so colonel sam, we thank you for your service to the united states of america. during war and during peace time, thank you for serving this great country. you are truly a hero among us. a

this is in or was important region for the united states. again, if you think about, i mentioned, the first trip of the secretaries was to asia but the first meeting the president had with any heads of state was a meeting with president calderÓn before the inauguration. president obama's inauguration. and we've had a very sustained level in mexico. the secretary has twice participated in oes meetings. we had extensive travel to the region and we had a note of the key leaders in the region in the united states. the president just met with billy elected president of columbia in new york during the general assembly. i as i said was just in colombia for my second visit and the president had a chance to talk with the newly elected president of brazil just a few days ago. so we see enormous opportunities and a real i think transformative environment in latin america. and what is significant about that is that we believe there's an opportunity in this region, not going to work together on common challenges, but to learn from each other, that it's no

the united states was responsible for 14 overseas military installations. today that number exceeds 1,000. how did we get from 14? >> guest: that is the story of the american empire and the united states was i think like 17th in terms of the military ranking before world war ii. the army was desperately understaffed. >> host: how much was a result of disillusionment following world war i that world war i had been sold to the american people as a crusade? >> guest: it was the san britain in fact john f. kennedy wrote his thesis that was made into a book, ye england slept. england slept because it didn't want to know anymore about armaments and the tragedy of world war i to. but once the japanese attacked pearl harbor, the whole scenario changed, and what i found so fascinating looking back at fdr was the way that the united states during is all felt so incredibly quickly to fighting not only a world war, but a world war on how to frostily separated fronts in the pacific and europe. >> host: it's interesting because, well, first of all would you acknowledge t

>> well, it is up to the united states' administration.are flag leading the most hostile policy toward iran. politically, and even infiltrating iran and sabotaging iran, supporting terrorist group in iran. so for any common purpose that talks to the normalization of relation with iran, the basic question is, so, what is the expectation of the united states? what they want? why they are so much hostile toward iran. i think it's up to them. iran is not going to be a country to be ordered, like some other countries, for the relation. >> the united states made an overture to have comprehensive negotiations on all issues with you, would iran accept? >> iran will very much welcome such a comprehensive discussion, which the reason for that is, we are interested to bring the tension down in the region. it is in our basic national interest as well. >> could you imagine normalization of relations with the u.s.? >> why not? why not? i mean, hatred and hostility is not authentic. we think we should have good relation with all countries in the world. s

while there is concern in the united states or interest in the united states, because india wants to purchase $45 billion of arms purchases, yes, it is of commercial and economic interest, but i remember in my time, pakistan -- there was the question of the european union and united states for a free trade agreement or preferential trade agreement on additional market access. i believe in trade not aid. it means opening of factors, job creation, poverty elimination, unemployment reduction. unfortunate, it was not given. lastly, ladies and gentlemen, i talk of the political scene and pakistan. here in united states, all said, pakistan's strategic significance. therefore, we are to be concerned what is happening in pakistan and what the future holds for pakistan. we must ensure that pakistan's integrity, its solidarity, is stability is maintained, because we have to fight terrorism and extremism and defeats it. and if we want to do that, we look at the political realities in pakistan. today, pakistan is on a downward turn. its economy, its government, political turmoil, and of course,

than countries the united states promoted regime change in. i think in the intermodal process goes forward in the air on washington needs to exercise strategic patience. this is in the title of my report and we need to do nothing that is going to get in the way of this political evolution. ultimately your mom is going to assume its rightful place as a major regional power that contributes to the peace and prosperity of its citizens and the world. i will leave it there. >> thank you, barbara peaden guinn to let you take a little breather and ask the first question if i made that i'm going to pose to the co-chairs. senator and ambassador eizenstat, as opposed to strategic patients, they're appears to have been within the last week or so some sign of strategic and patience with in the corridors of washington. a colin "the washington post" appeared to suggest wrapping up the war wasn't actually going to war might be a good thing for president obama to undertake in order to help the economy, and then senator gramm has been talking also about the ne

but abroad that is exactly how to united states is seen.if anybody travels outside the united states, the very quickly become aware of that. as you said earlier on, the number of military braces, well over a thousand, means that the united states is operating at a military level that is never existed in the history of humanity. i mean, not even the romans were as powerful as that of their time. so you know, it's a huge challenge. >> host: there's so many interesting and infamous for. anything is fair to say and a number of respects, for example, running one of the threat, the story of the last thread of years is america in the middle east and the relationship with israel. and most of the buyers with point to camp david accords as perhaps the highlight of carter's presidency. and you present that in a very different light. >> guest: yes, i present it in jimmy carter's retrospective light. at the time he was very proud of it. after all, he brought the sworn enemies from egypt to israel together and they would come to a peace agreement and the

we salute india's long history as a leading contributor to the united states peacekeeping missions. and we welcome india as it prepares to take its seat on the united nations security council. [applause] in short, with india assuming its rightful place in the world, we have an historic opportunity to make the relationship between our two countries a defining partnership of the century ahead. and i believe we can do so by working together in three important areas. first, as global partners we can promote prosperity in both our countries. together we can create a high- tech, high-wage jobs of the future. with my visit, we are now ready to begin implementing our civil nuclear agreement. this will help meet india's growing energy needs and create thousands of jobs in both our countries. [applause] we need to forge partnerships in high-tech sectors like defense and civil space. so we have removed indian organizations from our so- called entity list. we will work to remove and reform are controls on exports. both of these steps will ensure that indian companies seeking high-tech trading te

united states, and around the world. i'm fareed zakaria. this week a crucial debate that will determine whether the united states can finally set its economy on a course of long-term stability and growth. we've got short term problems with this recovery, mainly because consumers remain cautious and mired in debt. the government can only do so much and only for so long to boost the economy through spending and tax cuts and low interest rates. fundamentally the u.s. government has to create an economic climate that convinces consumers and investors and businesses that america is open for business. and that means getting our house in order. the fiscal reform commission appointed by president obama has presented a set of proposals from its two chairs, republican alan simpson and democra democrat erskine bowles. i don't agree with all of them but there's enough to begin a conversation to lead to a compromise to finally set the u.s. an a sound fiscal course. the problem is simple. americans have an appetite for government bene

plays in various relationships between the united states and india, for example. you will recall that the first state visit under president obama was the indian prime minister. this is an important relationship. obama going there takes time and it costs a lot of money and it becomes a distraction internally, but it signals to the indians have won four in the u.s. believes the relationship is with them. host: the trip will continue on until the 14th. on november 11th, the president will attend the g-20 summit in south korea. the following day will be the news conference at the g-20 closing. he will be in japan on november 13th. this is a long trip in comparison to others? guest: a very long foreign trip. it is more or less dictated by the fact that the president had to cancel the couple of times especially with indonesia. he is spending more time with india, for example, that he has spent in any foreign country so far in his presidency. this signals to the indians just how important this is. the president of the united states does not travel hours and hours and hour

let's compare it to the united states, ok? i mean, every 10 years, we have a census, and then the legislatures redistrict, and if the republicans have power in the legislature and governorship in a state, then they change and redraw the districts, ok? there was a little bit of that in venezuela, nothing compared to what we have here, ok? >> roger? roger? so he's saying it's just gerrymandering. >> the point is 50% of the national votes for the opposition--may i just finish my point? and if you said that what i said was untrue, tell me, is it correct that the opposition got roughly 50% of the votes and gets roughly 40% of the seats in the national assembly? >> yeah, that's absolutely right, and you know... >> and that is absolutely unfair. >> in the u.k., the labour party has gotten 24% of the vote and gotten a majority of parliament, and you've had worse discrepancies in spain. and you have a discrepancy in 2008 in the united states. >> but look. you and i are americans. we're foreigners. >> yeah. >> our wish should be for the

is declaring a financial war on other countries the united states is going to china and saying we want you to commit economic suicide just like japan did we want you to follow the same thing we want you to revalue your currency we want you to squeeze your companies we want you to go bankrupt so we can make profit at your expense we want you the chinese to allow our banks to gamble on your currency and make a huge gain on foreign exchange speculation sort of our banks can get out of the problem that we've got them into will you please help us by going bankrupt for our benefit or you can imagine what the chinese are saying they're laughing they're thinking you know are you guys jochen countries don't work like that so the american policy is not only to devalue the dollar but to flood the global economy with money and this means that other economies are facing an onslaught of american money coming in to buy their land their buildings the real estate companies their currency. you have. financial system and the banks acting as an army to raid foreign currency so you don't have a dea

congress with the republican party gaining much more seats both in the chamber in the united states senate. chamber of representatives it means that all of them all of the new elected congressman today has been criticized criticizing obama for. policy and that is why what president obama and his administration can do is to persuade congress to regard this issue and through defy the treaty during this so-called lame duck session of congress which starts the morrow on the fifteenth sold in november on the other hand this would be a precedent because such a major treaties which include issues of the. nuclear weapons never had been decided during the lame duck duck sessions of the american congress so yes there are obstacles but president obama pledged promised to push congress to make a decision just during the recent session so there are obstacles but there seems to be a genuine positive attitude when it comes to the hopeful actions of person but we're there and president obama you are going to wrap it up right there. from the franklin roosevelt foundation at moscow state university y

netherlands else why in europe that you speak of, and you see that expansion taking place in the united states. again going back to this core issue, what's cash dash is there any additional evidence of that? we have a church state wall between the two. doesn't that function pretty effectively to keep out influences which may diminish yew bumper sticker watty and force of our religious moraliub religious morality. but generally i think to look at a little bit of a paradox or a contribution what people believe and actual behavior. professing in religious values we also look what the fastest city over the last decades las vegas. the most popular one of the popular television programs right now is "desperate housewives." i mean there's you can make an argument that america has more hypocrisy on these issues that the europeans did that our behavior is not fend mentally different. >> we just finished an election. in 11 states was a referendum rejected it. does that give a lie to the irresistible values. >> backlash. i think in the political system we often see a backlash to what is happening in the

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lee correct and it's not that clear that if the united states. i mean this line that the united states has to be there to support the iraqi forces seems to me the iraqi forces have a very long history of looking after iraq so i don't really see that the united states forces are in disposable for that so am i right i understand that you don't believe any kind of security forces should have stayed on to help help iraqi forces take over how vital do you think that is to peace in the country. well i notice if you go back to two thousand and three the first head of the occupation administration in iraq he was only in there for a month general garner and he said look back to the philippines at the beginning of the twentieth century said our forces were in the philippines for one hundred years . as a what he called a calling station he said our forces will be in iraq. will be our coaling station in the middle east for years to come so he said that even in two thousand and three as an objective of united states invasion. and i think iraq is a well aware

plays in various relationships between the united states and india, for example. you will recall that the first state visit under president obama was the indian prime minister. this is an important relationship. obama going there takes time and it costs a lot of money and it becomes a distraction internally, but it signals to the indians have won four in the u.s. believes the relationship is with them. host: the trip will continue on until the 14th. on november 11th, the president will attend the g-20 summit in south korea. the following day will be the news conference at the g-20 closing. he will be in japan on november 13th. this is a long trip in comparison to others? guest: a very long foreign trip. it is more or less dictated by the fact that the president had to cancel the couple of times especially with indonesia. he is spending more time with india, for example, that he has spent in any foreign country so far in his presidency. this signals to the indians just how important this is. the president of the united states does not travel hours and hours and hour

from the russians united states and all the free sure so if. you think it works in this respect re a water content. concerning the remaining technical issues including you should related to. the customs union our custom unit is below us and for the stone of your work. or over our membership in the future but that's technical it's political if you're talking about protectionism while many central banks across the world are expanding their presence on the currency market and define the boundaries the russian central bank quite on the contrary has made the ruble even more flexible don't you fear that this might make the ruble too vulnerable and open the door to an influx of speculative money and most of the countries that we compare also serious. to much more flexible exchange rate systems before our system is much tighter than most of the countries so we're coming to a normal. station. a more flexible exchange rate system. we'll create. a much more flexible environment for central bank to conduct its monetary policy. and also for. companies and pe

as the rest of the world knows the united states is always involved in some kind of war of aggression it rarely goes spends an entire year without invading some for some foreign country and that's only part of the story i mean there's the overall economic system that the united states provoked presides over that is incredibly violent and unjust so i'm talking about taking on this monolith this violent horrible disgusting system that is is brutal and is willing to do anything you're going up against them you can't fight these guys with one arm tied behind your your back. probably going to lose anyway but you you have to you have to be serious let me follow up on that we have the united states really liking to criticize other countries and really try to get involved one way or another how come if all the things that you say are true we're not hearing more voices of criticism from across the globe well anti-americanism is rampant throughout the world obviously and not just in the muslim world and much of it is justified unfortunately due to u.s. foreign policy and you know in terms of ot

expand mind to the mission of the united states potential. protectionist measures in other countries to make sure as a national markets are stable do you have a feeling that maybe in the recent summits there has been a certain failure to address our long term issues that the world economy needs and the focus is rather on these sort of short term responses to the events that happened to be happening during or around the time that the g twenty summit is taking place. approach is quite natural in the station. just a few months ago the global economy and was hit by the crisis response immediate response was the main concern. for a new leader and for a collective decision making of the world. twenty will gradually move to long term agenda. but it will take time it's still developing situation developing former leaders suggest to each other and. i think they will focus on the longer term issues more and more including the soul side do you think a possibility of a trade war between the united states and china is possible as some experts are warning

how about the united states? i'm interested in a number comparison with 50. >> the u.s., having a longer history in space and a much larger budget, has probably put up something i think on the order of 500 satellites. >> who are -- are those satellites that china has in space, are they civilian or military or dual use? >> they're very much dual use. china's space program at this point is mostly oriented spacect recently, very recently. >> uh-huh. >> will you describe the spacecraft? accelerated from >> the manned capsule is probably capable to our gemini series. it's the second manned launch. it's longer, wider and heavier than the soyuz and it's in fact quite a bit more capable than the soyuz. >> is it as big as a standard public bus? >> it is about 25 feet long. so i have to admit, i'm not sure how long a bus is. >> what about the interior of the vessel? >> it's quite cramped. and some of the video we've seen so far put out by the chinese suggest that much accelerated from w module is crd indeed. last night the

or in the united states or related somehow to the united states so to be premature to expect that. the world will collapse. i don't think it. will not be a premature but. no one should expect that the real collapse and he believes that the role of the currency is real increase only over time and slowly. but much more faster than before but isn't the. exactly the danger that by increasing the monetary mass the united states assertive undermining the developing economies is certainly serious and three we need to agree on the only card you need to broach in this field to avoid any way risk for the global system is called for in particular markets the threat itself is neutral it's not a danger we should just find a way to do this is through keeping air all the leader in the global financial system global economy is not just to benefit it's also be considered to some extent to build and i think it's time type has come bring us to its want to share this burden with other countries do you think a possibility of a trade war between the united states and china is possible as some experts ar

. >> [inaudible] >> the question was the impact on state disclosure laws and court cases about citizens united being applied at the state level for disclosure in water the prospects there -- and what are the prospects there. >> i think it will have a positive effect. the last question before this, i n't think the lame duck session is going to do a darn thing. i think the last about a week, and i will tell you why. because the democrats have had, as the president said, a shellacking. they are uneasy about who they are and so forth, and you'll like it anything positive out of it. it -- and you will not get anything positive out of it. >> citizens united not only over turned out the law but spending in 24 states. others have had a very concerted long-term plan to dismantle our campaign finance laws and have set their sights on disclosure. bob has filed suits in probably 10-plus states, challenging disclosure laws. he has not gotten much traction on that yet, and i think of any of the areas, this is where we have the most support on the current supreme court. so what will be a big fight and will b

nationals to conspiring to kill united states officers and employees three conspiring to use an acquire anti-aircraft missiles and for conspiring to provide material support to the fark meantime the u.s. to stands accused of breaking laws to grab the russian businessman organizing a swift extradition from thailand involving some fifty federal agents and u.s. marshals keeping the operation a secret from boots lawyer family and russian officials. despite two rulings in thailand's criminal court saying victor boot guilt was not proven and the thai government has still decided to hand him over to the u.s. like consider this unprecedented political pressure on the legal process and on thailand's government. moscow has dubbed the extradition of their citizen are striking in justice boot a former army officer was arrested in bangkok in march two thousand and eight in a sting operation involving american law enforcement officials all aboot who didn't get a chance to say goodbye to her husband in thailand accuses the u.s. of kidnapping as a political pawn. in this operation was illegal i

the extradition of alleged arms smuggler victor boot from thailand to the united states won't negatively impact relations with russia so says the u.s. state department but moscow insists tired already has acted outside the law if convicted and in the u.s. who faces life in prison. european union president warns the irish debt crisis could cause the e.u. to collapse if europe fails to unite against a comic common economic threat herman van rompuy says europe's in a survival period and the crisis isn't over yet but is confident the union can overcome the downturn. and the new leader of britain's armed forces believes the west is unable to defeat militant islamists and al-qaeda general sir david richards says to repair for another four decades in afghanistan but believes the public back home won't stomach for their troop losses. now you're up to date i'll be back in less than a half hour with more up next though our t. spotlight where they ask if obama fails to push through the start treaty before he's weakened in the u.s. senate what impact will that have on russian u.s. relations stay wit

and as a handful of missiles compared to the united states. if we look at the negotiations with the russians at the moment, china is a marginal actor, as the u.s. and russia compared their stockpiles. china has the minimal means for deterrence. the use this summer it is important, because that provides -- more c-span.org -- the use of submarines is important, because that provides a more active deterrence. submarines are very difficult to deter, very difficult to track. most of the countries in the area don't possess adequate capability to conduct an -- to conduct anti-submarine acts. host: ohio. good morning, gary. caller: since we are spending six times more than -- host: than china. caller: ok, and the reason for that is all of our foreign aid is on the military bill. if they are going to talk about putting money and cutting -- cutting money and cutting money from social security, they have to start with foreign aid. it is all wrapped up together. why is a person from industrial part of your background be -- or about the military buildup if