. >> i decided at the state department -- to follow-up on senator conaway comment on so far there hasbeen time spent to balance the jurisdiction issues in terms of if there was dispute and how to resolve disputes and i think again, you were talking in july when we were over there about the fact it was still kind of new to people and we were trying to get it on up the street level and rather have it go above. i was wondering -- do you find to have to kind of referee or at least the system requires a referee? >> we are honest brokers is how i would put it in some of these issues is that sometimes we become the honest broker and the and we will work with both sides to come up with the right solution. those times are becoming less and less but we still have many issues, the honest broker so what we try to do is play a role that allows iraqi to solve it with us facilitating the process for them to solve each problem, and that is a change in mind said we have to have. it's not that we have less leverage, it's that it is different today than what it was and it needs to be different because t

conaway. >> general, thank you for being here this morning and secretary, thank you. general, the touchmarks on your right sleeve indicate deployment away from family and comfort of this country. i can't count them from here. but as a representative of the men and women sitting behind you earned those stripes and their families have in the word during those deployments. thank you very much. we appreciate your service to the country. please pass that on. following up on what susan asked the defense asked for $750 million of legislative authority to get equipment to the iraqi spirit much of that will be excess of equipment. this may be a better question for the secretary. much of it will be more on excess equipment, equipment we might need and a judge we need in other places. how do we reimburse the services that give that equipment? how do they replace it? is it going to be supplemental? where we find the money to replace the equipment that would otherwise be needed for our armed forces? >> i will let the secretary answer. >> he has been very quiet -- >> we defined in

conaway. >> general, thank you for being here this morning and secretary, thank you.general, the touchmarks on your right sleeve indicate deployment away from family and comfort of this country. i can't count them from here. but as a representative of the men and women sitting behind you earned those stripes and their families have in the word during those deployments. thank you very much. we appreciate your service to the country. please pass that on. following up on what susan asked the defense asked for $750 million of legislative authority to get equipment to the iraqi spirit much of that will be excess of equipment. this may be a better question for the secretary. much of it will be more on excess equipment, equipment we might need and a judge we need in other places. how do we reimburse the services that give that equipment? how do they replace it? is it going to be supplemental? where we find the money to replace the equipment that would otherwise be needed for our armed forces? >> i will let the secretary answer. >> he has been very quiet -- >> we defined in s