and a veteran of iraq and afghanistan wars and kt mcfarland fox news analyst and host of the deaf comthree. she served in national security posts in the nixon and ford and reagan administration. glad you are here and welcome to the special edition of the threats we face. we'll jump in to it. kt, if you were to assess america's position in relation to national security, give us a grade a to f. >> we could be a a but we are a c- minus hovering to a d. >> what is the position. >> we are sucked in the last years in wars in wars and propping up dictators that don't matter and who don't like us. the better thing would be to restore america's vitality through energy and fraking and also froe focus on protecting the home land missile defense and home land with a better economy and building up america's defenses so that no one picks a fight with us and look at the threats. >> pete i saw you and the general nodding your head. are we better prepared than we were, let's just say six years ago when the administration took office? >> i don't think we are. the plates have shifted over the last six years