only proves that american democracy is based on serving the biggest donor rather than their voters casamance said no way was that money worth it just think about all the things that money could have done instead of funding a three ring circus in iowa but then there's you i see fareed who says yes it was worth it because iowa has a huge symbolic importance and symbols can make or break a candidate all all in. that advertising may be what contributed to ultimately the biggest turnout in iowa caucus coming in just under the record set in two thousand and eight but as the primaries move on from state to state and huge amounts of money continue to flow in it looks like a symptom of a political system got away and democracy at work. as always we appreciate your responses and so here's our next question for you or the show we spoke about the u.s. is defense strategy outlined by secretary of defense leon panetta and president obama today so i want to hear from you do you think of this represents a real turning point for the u.s. military or just a continuation of the status quo but it's now on faceb