we need good trading partners in asia. we also need good strategic partners. partners that will be with us as the complex world unfolds this century with china and the rest of asia. leaving aside the moral impulses, we have to say, who would be a good partner for us? when you go there and see the business relationships from nike shoes to motorola phones and you see what a good trading partner they are with the united states, i think the summit is happening later this year -- it is a 1000 anniversary of the city this year. that is hard to fathom. secretary clinton is going there this year, maybe president obama. we have a great chance to have good relations with vietnam and get their economic interests. >host: callerpicture on the independent line. -- victor on the independent line. caller: i am a veteran. i have seen eight years. i cannot believe that type of spray with literally killed vegetation over night. i have never had no problems. and when i went to war in vietnam, i agreed with it. now the domino effect i think now the domino effect i think was a

the asia-pacific region was a dangerous neighborhood a half century ago. the united states and her allies had just fought the first hot bat olves the cold war on the korean peninsula. tensions were high in the taiwan strait and the war in vote nan was just emerging on the horizon. a half century later, asia, while now the prosperous trading hub of the world, is still dangerous. only -- we need only look at the recent torpedoing of a south korean naval vessel by a reckless north korea to recognize that the asia-pacific region is not jet truly pacific. thrugh all the perils in the pacific, the united states-japan treaty of mutual cooperation and security has stood as a cornerstone of a continued regional peace and prosperity. none of this would be possible without the contribution of the people of japan and especially those on ock in a what through their continued hosting of our proud u.s. armed forces. the smooth transition from bitter adversaries to full partners is a tribute to the resiliency and farsightedness of two people on opposite sides of the pacif

. >> brown: now to central asia, where political turbulence, ethnic violence and a refugee crisis has hit the nation of kyrgyzstan. margaret warner has that story. >> warner: the magnitude of a looming humanitarian disaster in kyrgyzstan came more sharply into focus today. u.n. officials announced 400,000 people had fled the ethnic violence that began a week ago in this central asian country. that's four times the previous estimate. most are minority uzbeks. some 300,000 are sheltering along the now-closed border with uzbekistan with food and water in short supply. >> (translated): there are some people here who have lost everything. who lost their home and cars. they don't even plan to come back. what would they do there? sleep on the ground? >> warner: another 100,000 refugees made it into uzbekistan before the uzbek government shut the door monday. the violence they fled was centered in osh, just three miles from the border. entire blocks there were reduced to charred rubble. witnesses reported roving mobs of young kyrgyz men looting and torching uzbek homes and businesses. >> arme

asia has never there are three countries from asia in this tournament, ray. and again i just don't see that they have the, right now, the juice, you know, to go further. but this is a global game and the hope would be that especially fueled by nationalism which david eluded to, this is what that is about. and that is why the united states will i think care very much because it's a tiddley winks or whatever is, if the u.s. playing against somebody especially tomorrow with england, my goodness, what a story line that is. but i think that, yeah, some day the u.s. will make it to the finals. the world cup. i don't know if we will be allowed to see it. >> suarez: but a loss to england tomorrow wouldn't mean that they can't advance the way this system works, right? >> exactly. they play each team in the group, four team groups. so the u.s. actually is expected even if they lose to move on. and that would be a good result for them to move on and maybe get one more game, the round of 16 was where the u.s. was 8 years ago in 2002. and that would be the hope again for

he is a former national intelligence officer and join them as an analyst working in southeast asia. he has served in the white house in policy-making positions and has served on the national service -- national intelligence council for southeast asia which, at the time, was a primary focus for counter- terrorism issues. we are delighted to have a dear friend, someone i have spent an awful lot of time with in places much less friendly than washington, d.c., overseas grappling with these issues. bill will speak for about 40 minutes. -- phil will speak for 40 minutes. we will open that up for questions and answers. we believe in dialogue. critical set of issues. without further review, thank you for joining us and i look forward to it. [applause] >> let's be clear here. i resigned from the government's three months ago. it is the first time roughly i have been out of the house before 11:00 a.m. it is the second time i have had a cup of coffee. if this is a bit slow, i will decaffeinated by about 2:00 p.m. and i will be down from a nap at 3:00 p.m. it is interesting reflecting now. we h

we've also been working in southeast asia, a number of countries in this area. again, working with the private sector and the authorities targeting counterfeit medicines. what i want to talk to you about in some detail is what we've been doing in south america. we have been working there since 2005. we're in our fifth operational region. to date, there have been seizures made by those law enforcement agencies value and the region of $302 million, and over 700 arrests. this gives you some indication of what we do in these countries. we provide integrated training. the model is to go in, train the operational people, and then we deploy. the training tends to be two or three days, followed by weak operations -- week operations. the photograph at the bottom is quite interesting. on the bottom right, when we are working in parts of africa, there's no legislation to deal with trademark counterfeiting infringement. we often have to use different parts of legislation. in terms of resources, they do not have ways of doing analysis of the examples. one of the things we do

the sell-off started earlier in asia. it intensified domestically after news that u.s. consumer confidence fell sharply this month. the dow jones industrial average lost 268 points to close at 9870. the nasdaq fell 85 points to close at 2135. joining me now from the floor of the new york stock exchange is susie gharib, anchor of the nightly business report on pbs. thanks so much for being with us. >> a difficult day today at the new york stock exchange. >> sreenivasan: walk us through how that trickleded over from asia and all the way over to the u.s.. >> there's been a lot of nervousness about the outlook for the u.s. economy all along and for global growth. what worried everybody today was that overnight there was a report saying that the chinese economy, the pace of growth is going to be slowing down. as you know, china has been a powerful driver of global growth. if china's going to slow down there are a lot of questions about the potential for global growth so the shanghai markets sold off. european markets followed. then the u.s. markets followed because of that c

there will be some reduction in asia, as well. we are talking about reducing three tactical air wing beyond what the pentagon plans. w're talking about taking a look at the navy, currently, 286 ships. we are talking about bringing that down to 230. they want to go up to over 300. we say you do not have to do that. how do you make those cuts? we have to guidelines. the first one waset's use our military power inappropriate ys. i know that for a screw, you need a screwdriver. for nl, you need a hammer. you can hammer a screw with a hammer but you make a mess of it. that is what we have been doing for the past 20 years. we are using our military to shape the world in diplomatic functions. we are focusing on having a lot of permanent presence thrghout the world. even as we develop a capacity for very rapid deployment and four intercontental stke capability. we are saying let's think about the best uses of our military and we are thinking about focusing on traditional notions of defensend deterrence. and that is what they do best. mind

there will be some reduction in asia, as well.are talking about reducing three tactical air wings beyond what the pentagon currently plans. we're talking about taking a look at the navy, currently, 286 ships. we are talking about bringing that down to 230. they want to go up to over 300. we say you do not have to do that. how do you make those cuts? we have to guidelines. the first one was let's use our military power inappropriate ways. i know that for a screw, you need a screwdriver. for nl, you need a hammer. you can hammer a screw with a hammer but you make a mess of it. that is what we have been doing for the past 20 years. we are using our military to shape the world in diplomatic functions. we are focusing on having a lot of permanent presence throughout the world. even as we develop a capacity for very rapid deployment and four intercontinental strike capability. we are saying let's think about the best uses of our military and we are thinking about focusing on traditional notions of defense and deterrence. and that is wha

asia is obviously on the move. china is on the move. that is a positive thing. that should not be a threat to anybody. but what we want to make sure of though is that through dialogue, through forums like the g-20 are asean or apec or some of the other things we have set up, all countries are meeting their responsibilities even as their rights are also being recognized, and i think if we adhere to that basic principle, then a strong u.s.-japan alliance is something that can continue to be a cornerstone of a peaceful and prosperous asia, which will benefit all people. dan, from cnn. >> thank you, mr. president. just to follow up on jackie's question, you talked about being in afghanistan for some time to come, but given the challenge is there and the history in afghanistan, what makes you think that after declaring victory in afghanistan, it will not slide back into becoming a haven for terrorists? >> well, i do not have a crystal ball. right now, the debate surrounding afghanistan is that either we get up and leave, immediately, because there is no chance of a p

at 47% are in asia. 23% are in europe.nly 14% are from north america. 16% are from other locations around the globe. in a sense, we are tying together all of the libraries on our planet and making them accessible from everywhere instantly. the data it and the common library of humanity increasingly formed the basis of our economic wealth and contributes to our quality of life. tremendous opportunities for the future, tremendous vulnerabilities. our data must be protected. nobody here or anywhere else would consent to having all of their personal and family information stored in a place where any random strainer. eastridge could it rummage through it. no enterprise or nation could afford to leave its trade secrets, donor lists, or diplomatic bordering positions line around exposed. and yet, that is what in essence is happening more and more as the ways we used to protect our personal enterprise and national security data are compromised by carelessness, portis signed, and subterfuge. we now live and a world where national s

he is a former national intelligence officer and join them as an analyst working in southeast asia. he has served in the white house in policy-making positions and has served on the national service -- national intelligence council for southeast asia which, at the time, was a primary focus for counter-terrorism issues. we are delighted to have a dear friend, someone i have spent an awful lot of time with in places much less friendly than grappling with these issues. bill will speak for about 40 minutes. -- phil will speak for 40 minutes. we will open that up for questions and answers. we believe in dialogue. we would get a perspective on a critical set of issues. without further review, thank you for joining us and i look forward to it. [applause] >> let's be clear here. i resigned from the government's three months ago. it is the first time roughly i have been out of the house before 11:00 a.m. it is the second time i have had a cup of coffee. if this is a bit slow, i will decaffeinated by about 2:00 p.m. and i will be down from a nap at 3:00 p.m. it is interesting reflecting now.

it's been the linchpin of our strategic interests in southeast asia for decades. what i have seen on the streets of bangkok and what my family has witnessed firsthand over the last few months is incredibly disappointing. last month, mr. speaker, my family, when i talked to my suzz kins, it was with both joy and sadtons see what had transpyred in our immediate family. it is with incredible honor and distinction that i was able to take the oath of office as a member of the united states congress. but my first cousins, who were born and raised in thailand, unfortunately, witnessed firsthand what was happening on the streets of bangkok and saw firsthand the violence going on in the city center. i think it is a reminder to all of us as americans this euniqueness, importance, vitality and the incredible, incredible good fortune we have to call ourselves americans. but it is also what is happening in bangkok that reminds us that we as a nation should lead by example and remind all the peoples of the world of what we can and what we have here in this nation and it doesn't

just a question of the oning of the supply route through russia and central asia. how quickly will this route be is the goal to ship the majority or is it the the the proportion of supplies tohat route to avoid the more dangerous routto paktan? >> i've is a, iannottgo into details aut the obviously, i cannot go into details about our operational decisions. we will take advantage o all the transport routes available. as soon as possible. >> german press agency. two questions. he said he pushed ministers very hard -- part. how did they respond? did they promise me trainers? what do yoexpect? on the afghan ay and police, you told us about the quantity trained. yet not mentioned the quality. how would you rate t quality of the afghan forces? >> the two questions are interlinked. an expsion of the capacity, improvement of the capacity of the afghan security forcess that only a question about quantity. it is also a question about quality. the quality is ao about training and education. it is two sides of the same subject. i got a positive response. ministers agreed train

were all companies headquartered in europe or asia and only amazon was a company here in the united states. so we've got to make choices, make decisions now about whether we want to be making our own energy future with american jobs or if we want to be buying that future from china and other countries around the world. >> woodruff: chad holliday, i know some of the funding options that your recommendations include, fees on offshore oil and gas production, fees on imported oil, increasing the gas tax. these are all things one presumes would be vigorously opposed by the oil and gas industry and anybody who's counting on that industry for jobs or income. >> so i think we could look at fees like... describes in the report, we didn't recommend a particular fee. we could also do the reallocation of other resources. but i think these are investments for the future. they will ultimately mean lower energy costs. there will be more jobs for us. and so i see this very different as an investment, not a cost. and so i think people should look at it that way. >> lehrer: john doerr, as i understand it, y

to learning where you all think we are as it relates to the ethnic strife we're seeing in central asia and how that impacts on our mission in afghanistan? >> could i very quickly reassure the northern distribution network, be the bulk of which on the ground, virtually all of it runs through is functioning very satisfactorily. we're at the point of 70% now of our supplies, not all of the other military equipment, but supplies run through the northern distribution network, which has helped enormously to take the pressures off the routes that come through karachi and also by the way the prices went down in pakistan as a result of having competition. what a surprise. beyond that, the kurdistan issue -- it's quite a disstance as you know. we had no security issues up there. we're responding to and working hand in glove with state department to be prepared if there is a determination of humanitarian assistance or to help in any other way as we did, in fact, in the wake of the riots that resulted in the displacement of the government. and there's an osd team that is working on replacing the c

. >> lehrer: we return to central asia now where the violence in krygyzstan is abating.judy woodruff has our story. >> woodruff: the intermim president of krygyzstan made her first visit today to the stricken city of osh since violence erupted. roza otunbayeva said 2,000 people may have been killed. 10 times earlier estimates. >> ( translated ): by all means, we have to give hope that we shall restore the city, return all the refugees and create all the conditions for that. i think the entire world will be helping us because we have the good will to live in peace and friendship together. >> woodruff: osh sits near the border with uzbekistan. gangs of kyrgyz men stormed minority uzbek neighborhoods. 400,000 people fled the violence taking refuge in camps on both sides of the now mostly closed border. those who have tried to return home have found little left in the way of food or shelter. >> ( translated ): tranno one has helped us yet, not even the governor. no one has come to see us. only our neighbor have helped us. >> woodruff: today, u.n. secretary-general ban ki moo

forces across the middle east and central asia. pending senate confirmation, he'll inherit 120,000 nato troops in afghanistan where he visited last april. >> as we learned in iraq, as we have relearned in afghanistan, when you fight to take away the momentum and the sanctuaries and safe havens of the enemy, the enemy fights back . and that can be a difficult and tough fight . >> woodruff: at a pentagon briefing, defense secretary robert gait said the incoming commander has the latitude to revise the afghan war plan. >> the president has established the strategy, but from my perspective, general petraeus will have the flexibility to look at the campaign plan and the approach and all manner of things when he gets to afghanistan. >> woodruff: the u.s. ambassador to kabul, karl eikenberry, had sharply disagreed with general mcchrystal's call for more troops last year. but today he told afghan recorders: that mission has been especially costly this month. with 80 international troops killed, the most of any month in the eight-year war.

the people of kyrgyzstan voted overwhelmingly on sunday to create central asia's first parliamentary democracy. results from the balloting showed more than two-thirds of eligible voters turned out. about 90% of them endorsed a new constitution. the vote was largely peaceful, despite ethnic violence that killed hundreds of people two weeks ago. both the u.s. and russia have major air bases in kyrgyzstan, and both watched the election closely. gunmen in mexico today assassinated a front-running candidate for governor, rodolfo torre, and four aides. officials immediately blamed drug gangs as tv images showed the bodies of the victims. torre had been favored to win sunday's election in the border state of tamaulipas. president felipe calderon condemned the murders. he said drug lords are trying to interfere in mexico's political process. former vice president dick cheney was released from a washington hospital today. he was admitted friday for a buildup of fluid related to his longstanding heart disease. cheney is 69 years old. he has had five heart attacks over the years. his most recen

>> henry: 49 cities around the world-- in europe, in north america, south america, asia. over the world. >> kroft: another case you have probably not heard anything about involves an extortion plot against the state of virginia. last year, a hacker got into a medical database and stole millions of patient prescription records, and then followed it up with a ransom note. the note said, "i have your"-- i can't say that word on television; "stuff," we'll call it-- "in my possession right now." the hacker went on to write, "i've made an encrypted backup and deleted the original. for $10 million, i will gladly send along the password." the state of virginia says it was eventually able to restore the system. but the stolen information-- including names, social security numbers, and prescriptions-- can be used, sold or exploited, according to the f.b.i. did the virginia prescription- monitoring program pay the $10 million? >> henry: i can't discuss that. >> kroft: as serious as the electronic theft and extortion of hundreds of millions of dollars might seem, they pale in compari

it brings together law enforcement from maybe 13 economies in asia to meet each other, talk about what is gging on in that country. there is no match for you can apply around that -- to keep apply to see how successful it is, but we are brought some of those folks to the u.s., and we have met with and trained and/or trained probably 10,000 foreign judges and investigators and prosecutors over the past few years. we have also had very targeted training in certain countries that we've been working the cooperatively with on some of these issues, mexico, south africa, brazil, india. we will participate in public awareness campaigns. it is true that we will absolutely not prosecute our way out of this problem. i think education, any effective enforcement effort, has to be done side-by-side with public awareness campaigns, like the ones that icc has done, to get the message out there. we have had defendants as part of plea agreements go to a i schools to talk about the consequences of these problems -- a two high schools to talk about the consequences of these problems, consequences of engag

cooper: each year, as many as 70 million sharks are slaughtered to make shark fin soup, a delicacy in asiandercover footage shows how fins are cut off while the sharks are still alive, and their bodies are thrown back into the sea. >> rutzen: if people can just see these animals for what they really are, i'll be happy, because then they'll have a chance of survival. >> cooper: by diving without a cage with the sharks, rutzen is trying to show that they are a lot more complex animals than previously thought. after every dive, he spends hours reviewing his material, trying to make sense of how the sharks interact with him. what are you doing with your body here? >> rutzen: the smaller you make your body, the less a threat you are. and then, the animals should come closer. the bigger you are, the more threatening you are. >> cooper: rutzen believes that the great white is extremely selective about what it eats, and insists he is not on their menu as long as he stays calm and shows the shark that he has no fear. so, it's important to stand your ground? >> rutzen: the most important thing is do

speaker, i'm very pleased to yield to the chairman of the middle east and south asia subcommittee who has been a wonderful partner on this legislation, the gentleman from new york, mr. ackerman, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. ackerman: i thank the chairman for his leadership. mr. speaker, this bill has peace, real peace, great big, nasty sharp teeth that are finally going to force businesses and banks around the world to choose between the american economy and financial system or business as usual with iran's dictatorship. this bill has real sanctions. not maybe sanctions, not sort of sanctions, but real sanctions. this bill has real sanctions investigations requirements, not maybe we'll look at and not we'll try to get it -- to it when we can. but clear and legal requirements to investigate potential violations. in short, this is a bill that forces the question, will the world watch passively as iran crosses the nuclear arms threshold or are will we join together to compel iran to pull back from the nuclear brink? we cannot guar

did the soviets use cassette tapes to propagate communist ideology that we so feared through central asia and elsewhere, but the unintended consequences. had it not been for the cassette tape, it would have been very unlikely for ayatollah khamenei to achieve the kind of notoriety that would have allowed him to come back with such fanfare in 1979. that is an important historic case. when i say i am a techno pragmatist, what i mean by that is that these technologies are out there and they are shaking things up in ways that are good and bad. from a foreign policy standpoint, there is no better time or opportunity to engage in that now. this generation gap exists, and there is a high amount of energy on the part of the private sector wanting to understand how technology can be utilized or are being utilized, and in this unique moment of time, we have five to seven to 10 years to really embrace this space. this is veryymuch what the debate looks like secretary clinton is a huge proponent of leveraging innovation, on blocking the power of technology, tools of connection technology. neither she

the outstanding results of now south korea becoming one of the great economic powers in southeast asia, i might say, mainly because of our close economic ties. i want to also note that the number one electronics company in the world is in south korea. also the number one shipbuilding company in the world is in south korea. so i really hope and i sincerely hope that in the coming months that we will be able to continue to negotiate successfully the proposed free trade agreement that was done previously by the previous administrations and with the negotiators. it's my understanding that as a result of this proposed free trade agreement we stand to gain somewhere between $11 billion and $20 billion in exports of our product to south korea if we get approval of this proposed agreement. i also want to note as a matter of history of what my friend from new york stated about the people and the good leaders of south korea. my own personal experience while serving in vietnam, i tell you really know who your real friends are, the fact there were 50,000 south korean soldiers fighting alongside am

speaker, i'm very pleased to yield to the chairman of the middle east and south asia subcommittee who has been a wonderful partner on this legislation, the gentleman from new york, mr. ackerman, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. ackerman: i thank the chairman for his leadership. mr. speaker, this bill has peace, real peace, great big, nasty sharp teeth that are finally going to force businesses and banks around the world to choose between the american economy and financial system or business as usual with iran's dictatorship. this bill has real sanctions. not maybe sanctions, not sort of sanctions, but real sanctions. this bill has real sanctions investigations requirements, not maybe we'll look at and not we'll try to get it -- to it when we can. but clear and legal requirements to investigate potential violations. in short, this is a bill that forces the question, will the world watch passively as iran crosses the nuclear arms threshold or are will we join together to compel iran to pull back from the nuclear brink? we cannot guar

i am the south asia director here at csis.i applaud your final point about the importance of a strong economy as part of our national security, but what you did not say really raises two questions. first of all, how do you avoid savaging the development and diplomatic budget, which are normally sitting ducks for any scissors that come around on the hill? second, you did not use the t- word, taxes. understand that taxes are politically toxic. can you get fiscal discipline without being willing to do something about taxes? >> to your first question, we will adopt a budget enforcement resolution this week, hopefully. it will have a number that is lower than the president's number, but it will not be a discrete number, as the budget is. it will be a gross number, so that the appropriations committee will make determinations to where best it can invest the dollars it has available. 302-a is the general big number for discretionary spending. it will be what they will allocate that money to. the president has included much of that mo

at the same time, as the nation in asia, japan must work with other nations. the contender issue has been a source of concern for japan/u.s. relations. as well as for the people of japan. a bilateral agreement has been reached, and i believe we must abide by its conditionn. but at the same time, as stated in the cabinet resolution, we will do the utmosttto reduce the well it is a truly difficult issue, i intend to tackle the problem with the specific orientation. what is my job as prime minister? in the past few days many of the officials i appointed have been interviewed on television and in tte media and offered commentss on issues. hell would you rate them? -- how would you raae them? these people are 10 to 20 years younger than i am serving in my cabinet. when i see them and listtn to what they are saying, i am impressed. i am sure that they have impressed you as well. i worked the previous prime minister to abound this in 1996, and served as the first president when it was launched in its present form in 1998. in the verge region we merged with the presen

where you all think we are as it relates to the ethnic strife which are now seeing in the central asia and how this impacts our mission in afghanistan. >> the new no. distribution network, the both of which is on the ground, virtually all of it runs the cause of stem and is but the stand. it is functioning very smoothly. -- runs through kazakhstan and uzbekistan. they rented the north distribution network which helps to take off the pressure for the routes the come to the shaman gate. the prices went down in pakistan as a result of having competition. it is quite a distance. we have had no security issues whatsoever. when we are responding to and handling if there is a determination of humanitarian assistance as we did in the wake of the riots that resulted in the displacement of the government. there is an osb team working on the contract. we have been able to keep the fuel and we have our tankers back flying again. that will continue as we are sorting out the way ahead on the contract front. >> senator sessions. >> think you both for your service to your country. unlike to go back to

we really appreciate those inspiring words, and she will soon be deployed to a military hospital in asia be supervising 85 people who are helping keep our service members in good health. they are in good hands with people like that running a medical services. i just want to briefly share some appreciation to some of the great people who are here. we would like everyone from the gold star mothers and goldstar wives to stand up. we have the president of the gold star mothers here and the president of the gold star wives. [applause] thank you. i wanted to thank the people with sons and daughters in touch. we have their parents on more. the american legion, we want to thank them. amvets, a jewish war veterans, noncommissioned officers association, paralyzed veterans, vietnam veterans of america, and we want to thank our board members. many longtime friends are here, general george price, bill cooper, and others. there is a commercial message here. based technologies gave but the nation allowing us to film the ceremony and airing at lie. if everyone wants to see of later, they can see it on o

asia is all -- obviously on the move. china is on the move. that should not be a threat to anybody.what we want to be sure of is that true dialogue, through forms like the g-20, through some of the multilateral institutions that we have set up that all countries that are meeting their responsibilities even as their rights barack also being recognized. if we adhere -- their rights are also being recognized. if we adhere to the basic principle, the u.s.-japan alliance is something that can continue to be a cornerstone of a peaceful and prosperous asia that will benefit all people. >> to follow-up on jackie's question, you talk about providing assistance in afghanistan for some time to come, but given the challenges in the -- and the history in afghanistan, what makes you think that after declaring victory in afghanistan that it will not slide back into becoming a haven for terrorists? >> i do not have a crystal ball. i think that right now, the debate surrounding afghanistan is presented as a, either we get up and leave immediately because there is no chance at a positive outcome, or

he and the multtudes of his fellow americans who battled for the freedom of europe, asia and the americas. let this -- left this world liberty and security. after the war, sergeant ruiz would tell the story of how he came to serve in the army. as a young man working for a cattle farmer in carlsbad, he was told to transport an animal to another farm. now, i'm as familiar as the long loney roads of new mexico as anyone else, and i can tell you that your mind wanders. mr. ruiz's mind wandered to thoughts of a girlfriend. with those thoughts in mind he drove straight to texas, 120 miles awaa, to speak with that young woman, and he brought the cow with him. mr. ruiz was detained and a judge told him that he would either be sent to jail for taking the cow or he could enlist in the army. he chose the army. sergeant ruiz died on november 20, 2009. he was survived by two children , celia ruiz and alejandro ruiz jr., seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. mr. speaker, sergeant ruiz was a member of the greatest generation. as that generation grows older and many of them leaves this earth,

they bring together law enforcement from 13 economies in asia to kind of meet each other, talk about what is going on in their countries, see if there are opportunities for cross- border cooperation. there are no metrics you can apply to that to see how hard -- to see how far they have come. we have met with and trained probably over 10,000 foreign judges, investigators, and prosecutors over the past few years. we have also had very targeted training approaches in certain countries that we have been working cooperatively with on some of these issues including mexico, africa, and india. we will participate in public awareness campaigns. it is true that we will absolutely not prosecute our way out of this problem. i think education and any effective enforcement effort has to be done side by side with public awareness campaigns like the ones the usa is doing. we have defendants as part of their plea agreements talk to kids in high schools about the consequences of these problems and the consequences of engaging in these offenses. that has been fairly successful. we are looking for oppor

just a question of the opening of t supply route through russia and central asia.uickly will is route be is the goal to ship the majority or is it the the the proportion of supplies to that route to avoid the more dangerous route to pakistan? >> i've is a, i canttgo into detas about the obviously, i cannot go io details about our opational decisions. we will take advantage of all the transport routes available. as soon as possible. >> german press agency. two questions. he said he pushed ministers very hard -- part. how did they respond? did they promise more trainers? what do you expect? on the afgha army and pole, you told us about the quantity trained. yet not mentioned the quality. how would you rate the quality of the afghan forces? >> the two qstions are terlinked. an expsion of the capity, improvement of the cacity of the afghan security forces is that only a question about quantity. it is also a question about quality. the quality is also about training and education. it is two sides of the same subject. i got a positive response. ministers agree training i

guest: in terms of the strong growing economies in asia, the interesting thing about the immigrant population is that it varies a lot. many of the chinese and indian immigrants from other industrializing countries are the best educated of those countries, often coming here underwork migration or family reunification. also, there are many that come here for their education. they come here for graduate school and remain, working and contributing to the u.s. economy. in some ways it is a very well- educated population. several decades have been coming from china, india, and our competitors. guest: linda, good morning. caller: i lived in washington, d.c., sending my child to the international school. many international people did become wonderful citizens of their country. when they went back to their country they were ambassadors for our country. i want to emphasize the importance of education. our education system is wonderful. many of the immigrants come here because of that. thank you. guest: i would agree with that this caller. the educational opportunities in the u.s. are potentially a big

japanese alliance is underscored by the current tensions in northeast asia.ed a fair resolution that sustains the alliance. we understand the burden that this places on the japanese people as part of our agreement. we have pledged to do everything we can to help manage the impact that this has particularly on the people of okinawa. this will be something that we continue to work closely with the japanese government. we have reached 80 resolution and we will work with japan to carry this out. -- we have reached a resolution. >> do you think this has damaged the alliance? >> i will leave it to the prime minister to explain the circumstances under which he felt it was important to resign. our reliance is about just more than the future of the base. this is a very important issue but this is one of many that we share with japan. we will continue to work on this program with the japanese government. >> do you feel that the issue might not come back? >> everyone went back over the details and i think that the japanese government came to reaffirm that this new plan,

but secretary gates leaves today for an around-the-world trip to countries that will take him to asiand europe. bay jink did not elaborate but -- beijing did not elaborate but are upset with the u.s.'s decision to provide other nations with things. >> book tv prime time, john hilton role of government in our lives. american spectator founder on the conservative moment and tufts university professor from black power to barack obama, book tv prime time. all this week on c-span2. >> new british prime minister and conservative party leader david camron fields questions from members of parliament in his first prime minister's questions as the head of a coalition government. live from the british house of champions today at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> washington square park continues. host: paul "washington journal" continues. host: looking at ways to overhaul the federal government and the way the government is spent on the bureaucracy. i also wanted to let our viewers know we had a special line set aside for federal employees this morning. we'll talk to republicans, democrats, independent

we shipped 25 million jobs off to asia and other countries. basically republicans and their corporate bosses have been undermining the whole demand side of the economy. they keep saying they changed the laws and got rid of regulation and lower corporate taxes and the supply side would invest more money and create more jobs. the fact is, there is no reason to create jobs if there is no demand. there is simply no demands. i am travelling and everywhere i look people are not spending money. they are only spending what they absolutely have to. we cut our whole economy by 25%. host: bob, are you there? what are your thoughts. caller: what are my thoughts? host: on the double-dip recession. caller: you have gone to a screening -- it used to be not so heavily screened before when i collin. host: we tried to make sure you are on topic. caller: what i think about a double-dip recession is of that -- it is backed -- is that. host: bob, think we are having trouble with your phone call this morning. maybe you can call back in. louisiana, tyrone on the ind

giving an interview in europe may not understand something they are saying will have an impact in asia. we need to be a little smarter how we approach this. i would say those are improvements that are needed on our part. >> he said that this episode had virtually nothing to do with strategy. some people have suggested the tension that came out from this episode may have something to do with the fact that the generals on the ground feel enormous pressure to show progress quickly. we talk about the july 2011 date for the beginning of the withdrawal. carriages urgency -- counter insurgency is long term. there is some inherent tension in the strategy itself. >> the position i've taken all along is that we want to make sure that we in fact have the right strategy. and also requires giving the effort enough time to demonstrate whether or not it is working. we are not asking for victory by july 2011. we are not asking that afghanistan be stabilized 13 months from now. what we are asking is that by december we have enough evidence to demonstrate, if you will, the proof of concept, that the app

opportunities, can create an opportunity for afghanistan to bridge between the indian subcontinent and central asia that is an obvious thing. that brings these to my last point. this is about 8 $1 trillion of natural resources that afghanistan is sitting on. we have been privy to this information for a while. it is trillions of dollars of natural resources. the raw materials from china and beyond, it would behoove us to pay attention to how to take advantage of those resources without giving it into the hands of corrupt practices are giving it into the hands of looters who will not only lose but pollute. e -- loot but police. it is a blessing but it can be a curse, also. i would like to thank the people of the united states and thank your institute and you ladies and gentlemen for being here and i hope i can answer all your questions. thank you very much [applause] >> thank you very much for a very comprehensive picture and one that people need to hear and understand. obviously, we have many unanswered questions and i am not sure we are always asking the right questions, but i will take the advanta

in the north you have the emerging stands, central asia with vast oil and other energy riches.overnment headed by some of the same former communists barrel during the pre-1989 era. that is the next middle east if we continue to be dependent on fossil fuels. we need to be there. ii think that is part of what steny hoyer is talking about there. it is why we cannot feed that to the taliban and let it go back to an and governed area. host: our guest is tennessee haake. he attended law school at georgetown university. also a graduate from antioch college. james responding to the comments. nothing like a democratic politician undermining national security to gain advantage. we will go next to charles from virginia of the republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. host: it sounds like you're listening to c-span radio. caller: i am. when it comes to afghanistan, my only concern is that it is not iraq. iraq is a mitropoulos compared to afghanistan. changing the hearts and minds of people in iraq was a lot different. they will basically do what they need to survive. i think t