bosnia-herzegovina is still recovering from the balkan conflict which ended 17 years ago. with unemployment at around 43% this is a difficult environment to get people to invest in saving energy. most are simply too busy making ends meet. but the country has a lot of potential. better insulation of buildings and more modern technology could bring large energy savings. to get things moving, the international climate initiative has been offering cheap loans to those willing to invest. >> they still look like cartridges -- these screws have to be hardened before they get their threading. the furnace heats the screws to 900 degrees celsius. then the glowing steel is cooled in an oil bath. senad macic is in charge of the entire process. he regularly checks the temperature beneath the giant oven. >> it's ok. it's not too hot. >> the oil is being cooled with water to prevent overheating. >> we used to take it from the tap, and when it got too warm we let it down the drain. but today we use it for our floor heating. >> the blue and green pipe conducts the heated water toward the s

a lot of people asked me, isn't syria like what happened in bosnia and so many, including u.n.ficials have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. i think from the administration's point of view they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq-type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states needs to stay out of syria while senators mccain and lieberman said thursday that the u.s. must get involved. what is the fear if the u.s. does get involved? >> well, precisely that. that they don't want to get bogged down. nobody is talking about putting american boots on the ground or any other boots on the ground. the question is, can you take other military measures that will stop this war? i think what you have now, most sort of seasoned observers and most people who look at what could possibly be done to mitigate this nearly two-year war now in which more than 40,000 people, men, women and children have been slaughtered and after nearly two

very stiff kind of speech when someone asks her question about whether she would extend her son to bosnia. she was going to bosnia to weeks later to look at what was going on to bolster the foreign policy position if you can see it in her face the regret that she and bob dole never had a child and she said we never had children. i really can't answer. it was kind of an abstract question. the next day the media said she isn't really ready for the campaign trail because she isn't talking like a candidate in the personal and all of a sudden within three weeks, the campaign had kind of folded. i think michael dukakis's problems in terms of the presidential debate when he was asked about what he would do when his wife was raped and he had a very loyal kind of answer, a defense of the opposition to capital punishment in all the sudden we said it does he have a human side. we see into the capabilities and into the character of the individuals. i can get all or was first in the years not just because of the one he sent but because of him being played out out as a serial exaggerate your -- exagger

a lot of people ask me, isn't syria like what happened in bosnia? and so many, including u.n. have said what's happening in syria is very similar to what's happened in bosnia with the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians. but i think from the administration's point of view, they're looking at iraq and they don't want to get into an iraq type of multi-year operation. >> and former senator george mitchell has said the united states needs to stay out syria, while senator mccain said they need to get involved. what is at stake? >> they don't want to get bogged down. nobody is talk about putting american boots on the ground. the question is can you take other military measures that will stop this war? i think what you have now, most seasoned observers and most people who look at what could possibly be done to mitigate this nearly two-year war now in which more than 40,000 people, men, women, and children have been slaughtered and after nearly two years of this administration saying, you know, the assad must step down, and it not happening. the best one can hope for, perhaps, i

the statement of being under fire in bosnia she received it time after time until the media started to say is this true and they pulled up the picture being greeted at the airport with a bunch of flowers and the general on the ground said there wasn't any and the obama people started to feed the media and said you might want to look at it for both credibility and it was so dramatic that we don't like people to lie to us a hand it's as close as looking at fellow democrats saying she lied to us and i think that undermined what was going on. so we are also pushing at and it's explainable to have a candidate in sioux falls south dakota and they've been on the campaign trail all day and they are exhausted and they made different stops to be here in oklahoma city we kind of pass that off and say it doesn't make a great deal of difference where they are worth think they are at that point. >> gary hart. >> gary hart created the of original sin of challenging people in the media. i think most people in the media knew that he ran around a bit but you must remember the time where we didn't -- the

beyond that i am afraid the war will play out to some extent like the war if bosnia and we are in forgly year ahead. >>gregg: thank you, michael. you said, jonathan, a rebel leader did not have great works? >>jonathan: the newly appointed chief staff said this week "we are disunited, we are disorganized," they can only fix that themselves but what he wanted from us was more weapons. >>gregg: you cannot send someone a message on facebook unless you are "friends" but that could change for the price of a buck. coming up. i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >>gregg: a teamer that gives users a message to friend non-friends for a dollar and now routes messages from non-friends to another folder but it guarantees for a buck that the emergency hits the inbox. analysts say this proves facebook is looking for new ways to appease investors seeking a return on their investment. this co

someone asked her a question about whether she would send her son to bosnia. she was going to bosnia a few weeks later to look to what was going on on the foreign policy position. but she took it as a personal question you could almost see interface to redress that she and bob dole have never had a child. she said we'd never have children. it was really just an abstract kind of question. the next day the media said she's not ready for the campaign trail because she's not talking like a kennedy. she's talking to this person away. all of a sudden within three weeks, her campaign had folded. i think michael dukakis problem in terms of presidential debates that he was asked whether he would do, he gave a lawyerly and their, a defense of his opposition to capital punishment. all of a sudden we said this and this guy have a human side of all? it's one of those things we see into the capabilities of the year of the individual. al gore because those he's been pointed out as the serial exaggerator. any one of those stories you could explain away he'd never said he inve

his empty desk with white flowers as was senator ted stevens, and we flew in to see our troops in bosnia. later i went back to bosnia to spend easter with our troops where we had the most beautiful easter sunrise service i have ever attended or will ever. it was in an open-air hanger with our service men and women who were deployed there. for the first time, it was a texas guard unit that was in command of the base and it was the first time since the korean war that we had a guard unit in command of operations overseas and they did a great job with many guard units from other states also taking command of bases and operations. i flew out of baghdad. this was in the last few years. in another c-130 when there were no lights on the plane and no lights on the runway. because it was trying to make sure that there was not any clues to the enemy that maybe we were leaving when they were firing missiles are around the airport. or the time is that i had visited afghanistan, where the first time i visited with senator mccain and our troops were sleeping on cots, there are 600 or 700 cops in an ol

it took us three to four years to get involved in bosnia. according to one report from the brookings institute the reason why clinton decided to go in, that bosnia was becoming a cancer, that's what they thought, to their foreign policy overall in that part of the world. do you think syria is in that same space for the obama administration? is that where the cost benefit is coming in. >> i think so. look at the fact we've got 30 to 40,000 people that have been killed. you have a chemical weapons problem looks like it will be difficult to contain. al qaeda is creeping up in this part of the world. let's not forget, all the critical countries that border syria. iraq where we've invested blood and treasure that could come at risk by having an overflow from syria. obviously the news a front is from is from kuwait. lebanon highly unstable country controlled in large part by hezbollah a iranian proxy. you could watch things spill over there. israelies are biting their nails. jenna: you say if it is too late what do we do? if that is the case what

we flew in to see our troops in bosnia. but i went back to bosnia with our troops where we had the most beautiful easter sunrise service i had ever intended or will ever read it was in an open air hangar with our service men women who were deployed there. for the first time, it was a texas guard unit that was in command of the base. it was the first time since the korean war that we had a hard unit in command of an operation overseas. they did a great job which led to many guard units from other states also taking command of bases and operations. i flew out of baghdad within the last few years and another c- 130 when there were no lights on the lane or on the runway because it was trying to make sure that there was not any clue to the enemy that maybe we were leaving when they were firing missiles around the airport or the times i have visited afghanistan were the first time i visited with senator mccain, our troops were sleeping on cots. there are probably six or 700 cots in an old russian built aircraft hangar before anyt

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in bosnia an unusual nod, 11 divers clad in rubber suits and santa hats going to an icy lake to decoratewater. it is more than just a festive stunt. really? their actual goal is to raise awareness about nature conservation. >> on this day in 1620 the pilgrims went to work making the first settlement in plymouth, massachusetts. they arrived on the may flower after two months at sea and weak looking for a good place to call home. some seeking religious freedom in the new world others looking to make some money. the first year was not

in bosnia. it is the easy part of the game, to blame the opposition being disorganized.his is obvious, after 40 years of dictatorships. the syrians do not know each other. they do not trust each other. it is difficult for them to work together in one organization, with no financial support, with no training support, with no action is being provided to protect the syrian people. this is why the credibility of the new coalition will be at stake if there are no actions being taken soon and quickly by the international community. this will be held again in next month, december 12. if this conference comes up with the same agenda, the same statements, i do not think the new coalition can survive. i do not think the syrians can give to support for any new opposition leadership. what is the role of the international community? there are five things important to do. as i have said before, syria demonstrates the failure of the international community to prevent crimes against humanity happening. after what has happened in rwanda in the 1990's, and in bosnia, the international com

we did it against the ser serbian-backed forces in bosnia almost two decades ago. have to demonstrate to assad he can not keep this up. but, at the same time, it is poern to indicate to, important to indicate to the minority, alawhite minority, a sector of shiaism, who is in charge. they will not be slaughtered but when, if assad goes. we have to be clear to countries close to us like qatar and saudi arabia, they can't just see this cynically as a way of getting rid of a shia regime and imposing brutality of islamic fundamentalism. melissa: sounds like what you're saying it is not as simple as the u.n. going in there to get food to hungry people. that will not solve the problem because he will devoid whatever food comes into the country? >> if indeed the u.n. were to pass a resolution, get people going in on the ground, with, let's call them peacekeepers, they wouldn't exactly be that, if he starts targeting them, then that becomes a further reason to take greater military action in order to get rid of this guy and get rid of his people. but you have to peel off a

it turns out the army did well despite of, and the successful conclusion to the war in bosnia and kosovo were a factor in allowing nato to expand to the black sea although nobody really wrote to that. and what is really the success of the balkans and a panel and we were bloodied to bits in somalia that made people think we can do anything. and that's when geography got its revenge in the mountains and the desert sahara and afghanistan because the transformative moment for me i was embedded with the first battalion of the marine. en and coo eight in march of 2004 we were making an overland journey with several hundred miles to fallujah and it wasn't yet on the news, the battle of fallujah was still a month away, the first battle of fallujah and all we did this transport one marine battalion from one place to another, it wasn't particularly dangerous, but the statistics were absolutely immense. gas stations, mountains of water models, tool kits, the meals ready to eat. it was just immense logistical exercise to get the men and women in a material from kuwait to fallujah without any finding

into practice took years of studying similar attempts, he says, including an ill-fated one during bosnia's civil war. >> people, primarily from uranium, had been recruited, many of them not trained, and they came in to a situation where they in fact drew artillery and drew artillery into the areas where they were trying to protect, and they made a lot of problems in terms of having to be taken out. >> reporter: now, long before they deploy, the group spends months in training, studying the conflict, and forging partnerships with citizen groups. >> we have to engage with local partners who can understand things in ways that internationals will never be able. war is complicated and so is peace, and we're always learning interest we have to remain humble, and this is not a tool that fits every situation, and that will rid the world of war. >> reporter: the group hopes to test that theory in more conflict zones that unarmed civilians can be as effective as militaries in ensuring the peace and safety. all sides here say they've done that in minden ow. >> ifill: a version of this story aired on

in bosnia now, an unusual nod to christmas. 11 divers in santa hats leap into an icy lake to decorateit's more than a festive stunt. really? their actual goal is to raise awareness about nature conservation. ♪ on this day in 1620 pilgrims went to work building the first settlement in plymouth, massachusetts. they arrived on the the m mayflower after weeks at sea and some were seeking religious freedom in the new world and others just looking to make some money and the first year was not easy.

there were pictures on television for several weeks in bosnia, where people were being carted off to concentration camps, and it so much looked like pictures from world war ii. and i felt that we had the power to stop it. we had -- colin powell and i are great buddies and we talk about this a lot. but he basically had just come from the gulf war, where he had been successful, and he believes in what has come to be known, the powell doctrine of using decisive power and how much power we would use. and he accused me of having munich syndrome, i accused him of having vietnam syndrome. >> two pretty good syndromes to have. >> the mixture of the two. >> we want to learn from history that it's pretty darned good. >> that's the point i want to ask the secretary about. if munich shaped the generation that may have inclined to intervene, even if the calculus was wrong, which led to vietnam, and a generation whose inclination was not to intervene, which may have led to rwanda and 800,000 deaths, what lessons are you worried about people taking the wrong lessons from right now in the internatio

as was senator ted stevens, and we flew in to see our troops in bosnia. later, i went back to bosnia to spend easter with our troops where we had the most beautiful easter sunrise service i have ever attended, or will ever. it was in an open air hanger with our servicemen and women who were deployed there. for the first time, it was a texas guard unit that was in command of the base, and it was the first time since the korean war that we have a guard unit in command of an operation overseas. and they did a great job, which led to many guard units from other states also taking command of basis and operations. i flew out of baghdad, this was within the last few years, in another c-130 when there were no lights on the plane and no lights on the runway. because it was trying to make sure that there was not any clue to the enemy that maybe we were leaving when they were firing missiles around the airport. or the times that i had visited afghanistan, where the first time i visited with senator mccain, and our troops were sleeping on cots. they were probably six

what you make of the american appetite as it stands given where we've been on certain issues after bosnianse we would not let these things go without attention and resources and you look at what's happening in syria and it's a complicated issue to be sure but is there an american outcry to the extent that we would have expected to have one, given where we've been on human rights abuses in previous eras? >> i think there is a tremendous amount of compassion and concern by ordinary americans. i hate to say this on this tv show, but you're actually covering those issues and a lot of places just aren't to the extent they used to. i think that's part of the problem. but one example of that is right now, one of the issues we're really working hard on, is this anti-homosexually bill in uganda which would make homosexuality punishable by the death penalty. it's wound its way through the system, on the precipes of being passed. the speaker of the house of representatives says she's going to pass this bill as a gift to the people of uganda by christmas. so the next two and a half weeks are critical

in the course of this work, he reported on places as varied as somalia, bosnia, iraq and afghanistan, and he's been part of two teams that won the pulitzer prize. as i've gotten to know tom over these past few years, eve learned that he's that rarest of finds: a disruptive thinker whose energy and creativity combine in an interesting way. he constantly pushing us to think more nimbly and more provocatively, and that's a spirit that infuses tom's new book, "the generals." he explores generalship of good and bad. he traces the history of george marshall from world war ii, william westmoreland in vietnam to colin powell in the gulf war and to the generals who commanded in iraq from 2003 on. the generals argue that is the military's changed in the way it rewards good generalship and punishes bad and that the gulf has grown ever wider. tom's is a provocative argument and one that we will examine in some detail. joining tom is susan glaser, one of the nation's top national security journalists. susan's the editor-in-chief of foreign policy magazine and has done tremendous work in the nation

. >> the first war i was in, in bosnia and '93, went there with a backpack, sleeping bag and notebooksn assignment. in the arab spring it's wide open for that opportunity for young people and that's why the mortality rates sore high. i started an organization called reports instructed in saving colleagues. >> risc. >> to provide free combat medical training to freelance war reporters. i had a good friend tim hea hetherrington, but he just bled out. had i been there i would have watched him die, couldn't help him. i started aa training program, three session ace year to train freelance war reporters how to save lives. >> it's amazing how many things do you in terms of nonprofits and things after stories that have touched you. this is not the first thing you've done "the perfect storm" you were moved to making a difference in addition to being the reporter around it. is that a way to get your head around all of the things you see and deal with? >> journalists have to stay out of the story and if it's a painful story there's a moral anguish there. non-profits are one way to deal with the

we used to do day trips to bosnia or kosovo or whatever, and hillary clinton was like that., and i suspect we'll see that from john kerry and he knows he has four years to do what he needs to do and he'll try to milk as much of that as he possibly can. there are so many international issues out there on the agenda. i was surprised, i have to say. i thought he would speak after the president nominated him and say a few words and for some reason they decided he would not speak at the roosevelt room. normally they do that, but for whatever reason he didn't. he likes to talk, we know that. >> he does like to talk, and we know as well, secretary clinton when she was the first lady traveled quite a bit as well around the world. i want to talk to jessica yellin. the president seems confident that the nomination will pass and get through. his nomination process, and we have massachusetts. massachusetts politics and potentially an opening for republicans to take that seat. tell us a little bit about the jockeying that's going there. >> suzanne, there will be an open senate seat. so f

she lied when she said her and her daughter were running from a plane in bosnia with the bullets flyingverhead. even when it was proven she was lying, she kept repeating it. host: trent in san antonio, texas, on the independent line. what do you think, trent? caller: i just wanted to say that i think we should have a woman president. so, hillary clinton i am for. i think it is really hard for a lot of presidents because the number one thing is to keep our ego out of it. i strongly support hillary clinton. i am very strong for education. i know that her being a democrat, i know that she would support obamacare and continue to support it and would not damage it in anyway. being a person who is impaired, i really appreciate that. host: last month there was a tribute, a video tribute, to hillary clinton. [video clip] >> she has put that all together in the pinnacle up until now in her public service which has in deer herd to millions and millions of people all over the world then the. ♪ >> she has been a splendid representative of the united states. >> she is doing it [indiscernible] ♪ >> i

dictatorial government of his fierce all never forget getting enough of a greater serbia that included bosniaand croatia and the lack of stadium, follows are part of what the endgame was just appalling. without this is something something that would debate over a short period of time. mr. hege, your point of the key to establish an autonomous state is largely underappreciated and the other two witnesses that what you associate if i don't want associate is as the geopolitical regional strategy adopted by the leadership, a federal autonomous states to guarantee rwanda's extensive influence over military political economics of life. that is underappreciated almost in the extreme. we know the mineral well engraved invitation to readers and these to do what they do. but this idea that it's part of governments overall strategy, perhaps you might want to elaborate on as well as their other distinguished witnesses. >> thank you, mr. chairman. on the question of the rwandan strategy for creating or spawning menton of the state for eastern congo, a few things i'd like to mention as well in terms of tim

her office walls are filled with photos of her visits with our troops in bosnia, iraq and elsewhere. and in the runup to the budget control act, she authored a bill to assure service men and women would be paid in the event of government shutdown, recruiting more than 80 cosponsors. she served as chair and ranking member of the military construction subcommittee of appropriations. she was a tenacious advocate for texas during the series of bracs, and the results speak for themselves. today one out of five army and air force personnel are stationed at military installations in texas, many of which were once considered likely candidates for closure. throughout her senate career, kay has worked hard to develop and maintain close relationships with fellow female senators from both parties. as a result of those friendships, kay helped co-author the book "nine and counting, the women of the senate," in 2000. teaming up with senator feinstein to create the amber alert system and co-authored legislation with senator mikulski to provide stay-at-home moms with the same tax credits and opportun

was there any attempt to point out to the muslim tribes and nations that we did go into bosnia to defendlims? guest: i think the caller makes a number of interesting points. i am a journalist. i am not an advocate for the american government. there was criticism that the united states somehow oppressed muslims. if you look at the record in the bosnian conflict, the united states led a nato intervention to protect bosnian muslims against serbian aggression. in afghanistan, one could argue the toppling of the taliban was a benefit for the afghan people, certainly for the women of that society. in terms of iraq, the united states did overthrow a dictator may be based on its miss reading of intelligence, but empower the -- empowered the shia to be part of the government. so many people have served in iraq for so long. you are talking about a conflict that started in 2003. we still have the largest in the sea in the world there. there is an understanding among experts. i think one thing that works against the united states is there is often a short-term mentality to long-term problems. a plac

after he lost in 95 on welfare reform and balancing the budget and making tough choices going into bosniar the fiscal cliff will set the stage for president obama to craft a compromise and demographics. the republicans know they have to compromise and get something done on immigration. tax reform, the republicans have said they want tax reform. president obama said the same. we need tax reform. immigration and tax reform post the fiscal cliff will create a legacy and may see congress doing something. >> that is why it is so important that they figure out a way to come together before the end of the year hopefully. if the environment is poisoned like it was after the stimulus, after the health care debate, the next four years will be ugh low. >> that's true. the higher number of women increases the chances. we will see. >> i saw the women here smiling. we were talking about how collaborative they were. the guys, not so much. >> we don't smile. i agree. the more women the better. i'm agreeing with you. can i say nothing? i said the more women, the better. i'm agreeing with you. the more wom

we flew to see our troops in bosnia.later i went to spend easter with our troops where we had the most beautiful sunrise service i ever attended. it was in an open air hangar with our men and women deployed there. for the first time it was a texas guard unit that was in command of the base and it was the first time since the korean war that we had a guard unit in command of an operation overseas. and they did a great job which led to many guard units from other states also taking command of bases and operations. i flew out of baghdad. this was in the law few years -- this was in the last few years in another c-130 when there were no lights on the plane and no lights on the runway because it was trying to make sure that there was not any clue to the enemy that maybe we were leaving when they were firing missiles around the airport. or the times that i have visited afghanistan where the first time i visited with senator mccain and our troops were sleeping on cots. there were probably 600 or 700 cots in an old russian-built

country and he attended basic training at forth knox, kentucky and served our nation in germany, bosnia and issuing. on april 3, 2004, his batallion, the second battalion, first armored division turned in their weapons and began preparing to return home. the very next day, violence broke out in baghdad, and shortly thereafter, lieutenant ballard's tour was unexpectedly extended for an additional 120 days. less than two months later on may 20, 2004, after nine years of service, lieutenant ballard was killed in iraq by accidental discharge of the m-240 weapon on his vehicle. he was a recipient of the purple heart and three bronze stars, two with valor device. lieutenant ballard was a true american hero and his ultimate sacrifice deserves our formal recognition of gratitude, which is what we are doing here today. in paying tribute to him and his service, the house will not only honor his sacrifice but also that of every brave american who dons the uniform in defense of our nation each and every day. so many have given their lives so we may live ours freely and each deserves our gratitude,

and i'll never forget getting a map of the greater serbia that include bosnia and croatia, and the lack of understanding on all of our part about what the in game was was appalling. we thought this was something we would debate over short period of time, and i think, mr. hege, your point about the key goal of establishing autonomous state is largely underappreciated and perhaps our other to distinguish witnesses might want to speak about that, but you point out that rwanda's vision is born out of the geopolitical regional strategy adopted by mr. prendergast's leadership. it would cement and guarantee rwanda's already extensive influence over military for medical economic and other aspects of life. and i think that is underappreciated, almost in the extreme. as to why, we know the mineral wealth is a great invitation to looters and thieves, you come to do what they do. but this idea that this is part of a government overall strategy, perhaps you might want to elaborate on that, as was our other very distinguished witnesses. >> thank you, mr. chairman. on the question of the rwanda strate

. -- bosnia. the institute allows students to receive an education at laroche college to study leadership and diplomacy in return for their agreement to return to their host country, home country, after graduation to help engage in the peace process and rebuild their nations. the institute successfully reflects the college's vision and mission to foster global citizenship. and that program over the years has created a bond with some of these countries, it is unlike any other institution of higher learning, in america. it has had students go through the program that have gone back to their home countries, that have very successfully become leaders in those countries and we are better off as a nation and as a global community because of their work and because of that program which initiated and continues at laroche college. it was also during my time on the board of trustees in 2004 that laroche college board of trustees appointed sister decasio as the college's seventh president. she began her care

i had the pleasure of working with him when we traveled together to bosnia to visit our troops in the very early stages of that conflict. we later went to the middle east on a codel with senator stevens as well. one of the pictures in my offices is senator stevens, senator inouye, senator snowe and myself in our helmets and flak jackets the first time we flew into sarajevo in the early 1990's when the serbs had still been shooting from the hills into the airport. mr. president, in 1995, on the 50th anniversary of world war ii, senator inouye and a number of other world war ii veterans gathered at the smithsonian to reminisce about their time in battle. senator inouye recalled the morning of december 7 at pearl harbor when he recognized that the men in the japanese planes looked like him. and he said he knew then his life would never be the same. as soon as the army permitted japanese-americans to volunteer, he signed up and ventured to the mainland united states for the first time in his life. he and his fellow hawaiians of japanese descent worried about how they would be treated in t

in the early years when i was in the united states senate, our troops were in harm's way in bosnia where there were many conflicts. to get to visit with them and see what their concerns were and what was on their minds and then into iraq and then into afghanistan, and i have visited all of these places and had the chance to talk to our troops, and what you go away with when you have that opportunity is that america is in good hands with our younger generation. they have such great spirit. i went to the brooke army medical center hospital in san antonio and visited with a young man who lost both legs in an i.e.d. explosion, and he had been able to get used to that for maybe two weeks, so it's reasonable to say that he had had the shock of his life. so i go into his room, and there is his wife and his little daughter who was about the same age as my daughter, sitting there with him, and he says to me senator, they won't let me go back, and that's where i want to be. and then his darling wife pipes up and says you know what? they took half of you, and they're not getting the other half. now