player becoming president in a post conflict country so this is really something to be a test torch greely secondly all. never forget the other factors in the case of liberia the fact that you have the big chance. because if mr ware wins along with you well the former wife of charges that are supporters of mr turner were numerous in liberia would still ask question what is happening to our money after all a cost leaders they promised mr taylor that he would not be extradited after all and they didn't respect that and last question in the case of liberia you have the ethnic and not give foreign dividend do ok vision didn't exist between the former african americans and the liberian born within the country mr all i think i see a democracy is good but you know as well as the real question that should be addressed with an african or given an opportunity mr vine's a smooth transition to democracy in liberia is it likely to further consolidate democratic gains in africa and put and and to the chaos and disorder that we've seen in many countries look. africa is diverging there are different types

battalion, the cornerstone of america's missile defense, protecting the entire nation right there at fort greely. mr. president, these are the thousands and thousands of men, active duty, women in the reserves, on active duty who are stationed in our great state. we are proud of them, and we owe them and their families a huge debt of gratitude for their service. especially now that we're approaching the holiday season. but today i want to particularly recognize the men and women who make up the 4th brigade combat team 25th infantry division, the only airborne brigade combat team in the entire asia pacific and in the entire arctic. as my colleagues on the armed services committee know, they are referred to in alaska and throughout the army as the four two five. this unit, over 3,000 men and women strong, are our alaskans of the week. mr. president, i want to talk a little bit about the 425. it has a very strong lineage and heritage. although it was created relatively recently in 2004, which was the first new u.s. airborne unit created since the end of world war ii, its heritage springs from the 2