i think the proposal that senator hiutchinson has put forward to include oversee bases in the review, that there at least needs to be a mechanism in any future bracket to consider where our oversees commitments are. i would ask you to consider that as we go forward. all of us have thousands of veterans in our areas and people that are military retirees. you have a number of proposals that you're considering that would impact the military retirees. can we assure those who are retired now or who are nearing retirement that they can feel that their retirement on fixed income is secure? >> with regards to your last question, yes. our goal with regards to looking at retirement, we made clear, the president made clear, that any changes, that people who are serving in the military, who have served or about to retire, tla get full retirement benefits, as promised to them our goal is to look to the future and see what we can make. with regards to your overseas bases question, and i understand exactly what the thrust of the legislation is about. we do have the authority to close based overseas,