they decided to ratify the constitution to allow for ayatollah khameni to have that position. ahmadinejad is one of the people who elevate khameni to that position. the way he has survived, having all the insecurities is to say, as i said, above the fray and out of the personal conflicts and essentially, once in a while, if it becomes an issue come out and install some of them yourself. host: up next, the first of two calls from chicago. this is gloria on the line for democrats. welcome to "washington journal." caller: good morning. this is my second time calling. i just tuned in and i heard the gentleman call talking about killing people. a lot of people think about that. i am so happy that the president did come out and speak on the matter. we shouldn't stick our nose in what is going on in iran. that is what the u.s. always do. we have the people on the focus on the people in iran, have you senators calling out to bomb iran. what happened -- it is just so phony. they're not even concerned about what is going on in america. people without health care, people dying on the str