j.m. venhaus. maryland. republican line.ler: i think when there are a lot of young men with nothing to do, they will find something to do to get them in trouble. don't you think employment is a problem? guest: what i found in the men that i studied it is the vast majority of them came from middle-class and upper-middle- class upbringing. unemployment was in frequently cited. when i first went in, i thought the same thing. the truth is, more often than not, they are employed. i read an interview with one of the saudis who crossed over into iraq who said i was about to get promoted in work, but it did not fulfil the, so i look for something else. i think the basic motivation is more about what he was looking for them it was about having a job or not. there was talk about al qaeda promising money to fighters. when someone makes a decision to leave their jobs, their home, a relatively peaceful environment, toward the conflict zone, almost never is it because of the pay. suicide bombers cannot get paid well. it never has. when yo

j.m. venhaus. maryland. republican line.aller: i think when there are a lot of young men with nothing to do, they will find something to do to get them in trouble. don't you think employment is a problem? guest: what i found in the men that i studied it is the vast majority of them came from middle-class and upper-middle- class upbringing. unemployment was in frequently cited. when i first went in, i thought the same thing. the truth is, more often than not, they are employed. i read an interview with one of the saudis who crossed over into iraq who said i was about to get promoted in work, but it did not fulfil the, so i look for something else. i think the basic motivation is more about what he was looking for them it was about having a job or not. there was talk about al qaeda promising money to fighters. when someone makes a decision to leave their jobs, their home, a relatively peaceful environment, toward the conflict zone, almost never is it because of the pay. suicide bombers cannot get paid well. it never has. when

j.m. venhaus of the united states institute of peace.fter that, a discussion on a dispute between google and china after google announced they were being hit by cyberattacks that originated in china. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> today, new virginia governor bob mcdonnell's state of the commonwealth speech. watch it live starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> this week -- our guest is fred grandy, former republican congressman from iowa. he's currently the host of a radio talk show called "the grandy & andy morning show" on wmal in washington, d.c. and it's on the website at wmal.com. >> fred grandy, he want to you grade the following four things in your life from the purpose -- for the purpose of what gave you the most satisfaction. >> are we talking about four grades or an aggregate grade? >> all right, let's start. actor, gopher on "love boat," how satisfying was that? >> oh, satisfaction index, solid b. >> member of the united states congress for four years. >> b minus. >> head of goodwil

j.m. venhaus. maryland. republican line. caller: i think when there are a lot of young men with nothing to do, they will find something to do to get them in trouble. don't you think employment is a problem? guest: what i found in the men that i studied it is the vast majority of them came from middle-class and upper-middle- class upbringing. unemployment was in frequently cited. went in, i thought the same thing. the truth is, more often than not, they are employed. i read an interview with one of the saudis who crossed over into iraq who said i was about to get promoted in work, but it did not fulfil the, so i look for something else. i think the basic motivation is more about what he was looking for them it was about having a job or not. there was talk about al qaeda promising money to fighters. when someone makes a decision to leave their jobs, their home, a relatively peaceful environment, toward the conflict zone, almost never is it because of the pay. suicide bombers cannot get paid well. it never has. when you talk to