its bipartisan and bcoastal. [lauter] >> [inaudible] or anywhere se in the administration? >> within the armed forces people are beginning to think -- they see the reality ofhe probllm the nation is facing. there is not a lot of agreement. have we formally reacd out to people no. a lot more needs to be don we he just scratched the surface. the are broad areas of the budget we have not been able to look at closely. we will be able to find more. thimportant thing is we begin a dialogue and that it be based on a different. i'm that we need to be rethinking security and rebalancing notions of strength and seeing every part of the government has to play some role in defic reduction. if we all get on that page then we can work productively together. there is awareness that there is begin to have a dialogue with them. >> if you look at what secretary gates has said, he is doing half of what we are talking about. he is talking about making reductions. he would want to reprogram it all with and were fighting. -- the war fighting. second, i have been talking to some of my colleagues.

it is bipartisan and bcoastal. [laughter] >> [inaudible] or anywhere else in the adminiration? >> within the armed fces people are beginning to think -- they see the reality of the probllm the nation ifacing. there is not a lot of agreement. have we formally reached out to peop? no. a lot more needs to be don we have just satched the surface. there are broad areas of the budget we have not been able to look at closely. we will be able to find more. the importanthing is we begin a dialogue and that it be bas on a different. i'm that we need to be rethinking security and rebalancing notions of strenh and seeing every part of the government has to play some role in deficit reduction. if we all get on that page then we can work productively together. there is awareness that there is begin to have a dialogue with them. >> if you look at what secretary gates has said, he is doing half of what we are tking about. he is talking about making reductions. he would want to reprogramt all with and were fighting. -- the war fighting. secondly, i have been talking to some of my colleagues. th

it is bipartisan and bcoastal. [laughter] >> [inaudible] or anywhere else in the administration? >> within the armed forces people are beginning to think -- they see the reality of the probllm the nation is facing. there is not a lot of agreement. have we formally reached out to people? no. a lot more needs to be done. we have just scratched the surface. there are broad areas of the budget we have not been able to look at closely. we will be able to find more. the important thing is we begin a dialogue and that it be based on a different. i'm that we need to be rethinking security and rebalancing notions of strength and seeing every part of the government has to play some role in deficit reduction. if we all get on that page then we can work productively together. there is awareness that there is begin to have a dialogue with them. >> if you look at what secretary gates has said, he is doing half of what we are talking about. he is talking about making reductions. he would want to reprogram it all with and were fighting. -- the war fighting. secondly, i have been talking to some