op macedonia, the issue is very simple. in bucharest, it was decided by all 28, at that time 26 members of nato, that macedonia would be invited as soon as the main issue was resolved to mutual decision and satisfaction. this is a consensus-based organization. the way it works. you need all members to agree. since greece has insisted that it needs to resolve the main issue prior to being willing to say yes to an invitation, the reality is until that is resolved in a mutually satisfactory way an invitation will not be forthcoming. that's how this organization works. we are not going to have the icj or anybody else telling nato when and how it should take in new members. that is for nato to decide among the 28 countries. that is the recognized way in which every enlargement has happened from 1952, when greece and turkey were the first two countries to join nato, until 2008, when the last two, albania and croatia, became members and will continue to adhere to that fundamental decision which we all made in bucharest, which is a

even in macedonia, every medical emergency must be treated with or without documents. ljatife and her organisation act as a link between families and the health care facilities. they help families and support them in claiming their right to health care. but ljatife doesn't only talk to the women about their rights, but also about family planning. bajramsha selmani has also been thinking about the future of her family. she doesn't want more children, and she's dreaming of a house like everyone else. more than anything, she wants to send her children to school. she hopes that, thanks to the organization's help, her life will be better. ljatife, who still coaches soccer, says that the key to the future lies in the children -- and their access to education. and her motivation is their laughing faces. >> pretty much whatever we do directly or indirectly creates carbon emissions. and there's only so much human activity our planet can handle. let's say we all had co2 accounts with equal credit, then all citizens in the industrialised countrys would be in the red for a start.

on macedonia, the issue is simple. in bucharest, it was decided by all 26 members of nato that macedonia would be invited to join as soon as the name issue was resolved to their mutual satisfaction. this is a consensus-based organization. you need all members to agree. greece has insisted that it needs to resolve the name issue prior to be willing -- being willing to say yes to an invitation. until the name issue is resolved in a mutually satisfactory way, an invitation will not be forthcoming. that is how this organization works. we will not have anybody telling nato win and how it should take in new members. that is for -- when and how it should take in new members. that is the way every enlargement has happened since 1952 when greece and turkey were the first two countries to join nato until 2008 when the last two became members of nato. we will continue to adhere to that fundamental decision, which we all made in bucharest. an invitation will be forthcoming -- forthcoming once a mutually satisfactory solution to th

bosnia, macedonia and georgia. all four will be in chicago because all four are contributors of the mission in afghanistan. we, from the united states perspective, and i think i can speak for the other 27 allies, remain committed to an open door under article 10 of the washington treaty, we can have membership of the european member states whose membership in nato can contribute to the treaty. these four countries declared they would like to be members of nato. we are working actively with them. we as nato and we as the united states, to foster these circumstances and ability for them to become members, sooner rather than later. the time is not yet for various reasons and each country is unique and each country will have to be dealt with separately. the time will not be yet in chicago for them to be invited. either because there remain differences with other member states. in the case of macedonia, we remain committed as soon as the satisfactory issue of the name has been resolved with greece. we are working hard w

macedonia has fulfilled and krinted to regional and local security. the united states fully supports the u.s. process led by mihm its. the name dispute will fulfill the decision at nato summit in bucharest and extend the offer to macedonia. u.s. security assistance and military on the defense return, participation in isaf operations, and advances nato operability. in january, they offered to modernize and do defense capabilities. u.s. assistance programs provide additional support to ongoing democratic and economic reform efforts in georgia, a critical part where they have made strides. within it its internationally recognized boarders remains steadfast and accept>>> tiff reasons will not change. finally let me address nato's relationship with russia. 2012 marks the 15th and verse aand the 10th of the council, anniversaries we commemorated last month. the nrc is founded on our commitment to address issues of disagreement. the best example of cooperation is our best efforts in afghanistan where russia's transit support has been critical to the mission'

on macedonia the issue's very simple. in bucharest it was decided by all 28 -- at that time 26 members of nato -- that macedonia would be inviteed to join nato as soon as the name issue was resolved to mutual satisfaction. this is a consensus-based organization. the way it works, you need all members to agree. since greece has insisted that it needs to resolve the name issue prior to being willing to say yes to an invitation, the reality is until that name issue is resolved in a mutually-satisfactory way, an invitation will not be forthcoming. that's how this organization works. we are not going to have the icj or anybody else telling nato when and how it should take in new members. that is for nato to decide. among the 28 countries. that is the recognized way in which every enlargement has happened from 1952 when greece and turkey were the first two countries to join nato until 19 -- 2008 when the last two, albania and croatia, became members of nato, and we'll continue to adhere to that fundamental decision which we all

where bbc the future of macedonia? how you see the administration taking on this role, and are they willing to be willing to be an advocate for macedonia? >> we have worked to achieve resolution in the standoff of the macedonian issue. when of the things the president has used about, one of them is the message in the main issue. he himself has been involved in discussions with his counterparts on this issue, and has not been resolved in time of the nato summit. we continue to hope this will be resolved so macedonia can take its place as a nato member. >> thank you. elizabeth, thank you for an excellent presentation. things that it and then, and they can also be about things that one can try to deep in the future. do you have any plans -- to look at the following -- i have a few ideas. comprehensive approach, question of the european union, and what to do in areas of the middle east, including north africa , whether there are things that nato and be you and the rest of us will have to be there. do you have some ambitiou

yugoslavia nine hundred eighty nine the us who wound up with military bases in kosovo or bay nia garia macedonia hungary bosnia and croatia following us vollmer to afghanistan in two thousand and one into the us wound up with military bases in afghanistan pakistan kazakhstan it was back to stan stan coerr to stand georgia yemen and following us barmy get invasion of iraq in two thousand and three the united states wound up with iraq. staying behind. i believe is actually at the is the ultimate purpose of many of these wars we used to think of military bases being built in order to wage the worst and i think increasingly we see the wars themselves as convenient opportunities to station the bases and to have a more. the presence in countries such as iraq such as afghanistan such as kosovo. so have some of. what we have in here is video games. and. some of. the. solicitor. moves to want to test first bennett first but soon you run trolls daily so you can save the environment one being on your first quite a long time and right at that age as it will give way pay for college get something i want to d

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montenegro and macedonia were very close on their plans. we have the issues with bosnia where they've made significant progress and not quite met the target dates but they are moving possible in a way. georgia has made substantial progress. they may not have reached the plateau for formal acceptance, but i think the sill nal being sent is we'll have the ex panks of nato. on a parallel path the eu has been slow on expansion because of the economic problems of europe. so i guess i would like to get the administration's view as to how we continue to keep the momentum moving towards democratic reform and ultimate membership in nato and countries that we have been very actively enga engaged. four plus others. >> i agree that historically enlargement has been good for europe, stability, and has been the right policy. administrations of different stripes have been supportive of it. we agree with that. i think we have been staying and this phase you heard, we have been saying, okay, it's not an enlargement summit but it should be backing away. ther

montenegro and macedonia were very close to moving forward on their plans.we have the issues with bosnia where they've made some significant progress and have not quite met the target dates, but they are moving forward in a very positive way. georgia has also made substantial progress, and i understand they may not have reached the plateau for formal acceptance, but i think the signal that's being sent is that we're slowing down the formal expansion of nato for many reasons and many legitimate reasons. on a parallel path, the eu. has been -- e.u. has been very slow on expansion because of the economic problems of europe. so i guess i would like to get the administration's view as to how we continue to keep the momentum moving towards democratic reform and ultimate membership in nato in countries that we have been very actively engaged, the four i mentioned plus others? >> thank you, senator. first point is absolutely agree that historically nato enlargement has been good for nato, good for europe and good for those countries. as you said, it has contributed

macedonia and georgia. macedonia has contributed to regional and global security. the united states fully supports the u.n. process led by ambassador and we engage with greece and macedonia to find a mutually acceptable solution, which will develop the nato summit in bucharest. with regard to georgia, u.s. security systems where the countries defense reform, train and equip troops for operations, and advance nato operability. in january, president obama agreed to enhance its cooperation to advance georgia's military modernization, defense reform come and self-defense capability. u.s. assistance programs provide ongoing reform efforts in georgia, a critical part of their progress where they have made strides. within the internationally recognized borders, it remains steadfast. finally, let me address russia's vast nato's relationship with russia. 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the nato russia council and the anniversary we commemorated at a meeting in brussels last month. the nrc sounded on commitment to address issues of disagreement. russia's transit support h

. >> croatia and slovenia are already nato, macedonia, bosnia have a big did desire to be part of montenegro but serbia didn't show any desire to be part of nato. is nato afraid a little bit that serbia would be too close to moscow, maybe russia can offer some military base in the south of serbia and also in bosnia -- practically divided -- and under serbia control. they say we put a referendum about anywnato if it's necessar and, also, we want to see what belgrade is saying about nato membership. please your comment. thank you, sir. >> serbia has an evolving relationship with nato. it's a relationship where we now have an individual partnership plan, signed and negotiated with serbia. serbia has not indicated once it became a member of nato. as i said, this is a decision individual countries will have to reach themselves. for now serbia has focused primarily on moving towards the eu and gained candidacy status a few months ago which was important. there was an important election. there were many important elections on sunday, another one in serbia, which -- and we will see the second round

macedonia is to key criteria and has contributed to global security.he united states fully supports the u.n. process led by ambassador matt bennett said winkies regularly with greece and macedonia to urge them to find a mutually acceptable spending dispute with all the decision taken at the summit in bucharest and extend the membership offer to macedonia. with regard to georgia, u.s. security assistance and military engagement support the country's defense reform, train and equip georgian groups of participation in isaf operations and interoperability. in january president obama at three to enhance its collaboration to advance jordan's military modernization, defense with our missile defense capabilities. u.s. assistance programs provide ongoing democratic and economic reform efforts in georgia, critical part of the aspirations that it made important strides. support for georgia's territorial integrity within its international borders remain steadfast in our nonrecognition of separatist regions of abkhazia and southwest idea will not change. finally, l

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me talk specifically about two aspects that i know are of particular interest to this committee, macedoniaand georgia. my sedona has filled to criteria of nato and has contributed to regional and global security. they support us. we also want to find a mutually acceptable solution at the nato summit in bucharest and extending membership offer to macedonia. with regard to georgia, u.s. military engagements supports the countries reform, training troops for operations, and advances nato operability. in january, president obama and president saakashvili agreed to enhance this cooperation to advance georgia's military modernization, defense reform and self-defense capabilities. the u.s. assistance programs provide additional support to ongoing economic reform efforts in georgia, a critical part of their euro atlantic aspirations where they have made important strides. the u.s. support for georgia's integrity come up within its borders, remains steadfast and are non-recognition of separatist regions of abkhazia and south ossetia will not change. finally, let me address nato's relationship with

in macedonia, a 40-foot statue of phillip ii is raised on to a ploor platform. >> in florida, this spacecraftanaveral. and in england, look at this, a 2-year-old elephant uses its trunk to cool off on a hot day. hot shots, pictures coming in from around the world. >> a new york dad is being called a hero for single handedly saving a woman from being killed by a subway train. he had to act in an instant, and to make things even more stressful, his children were there and they were watching. our mary snowe spoke with him. >> approximately 5 million people ride new york's subways every day and it's uneventful. but for one manhattan father taking his kids to a festival, he walked into a situation he never expected. for this family, riding the subways come with a warning. greg always says he tells his three children to stay far away from the platform edge but on saturday he abandoned his own advice. >> as we approached the area, i see a woman lying on the tracks there. i have the three little ones and had to make a decision at that point. >> to make that decision, greg looked to see when the next

not make decisions on further enlargement in chicago, but there is a positive message concerning macedonia, ga., and montenegro. secretary clinton made clear that nato's door must be open to european democracies that are willing and able to assume the responsibilities and obligations of membership. within the nato context, let me say a couple of words about libya. it is easy to take for granted the role that nato played in giving the people of libya a chance for a better future. but it was not a given that nato would play a significant role or any role at all. it was in response to the real threat against be voting does a that authorization from member states to take all measures to protect civilians. the conscious decision to involve european allies but the nato alliance itself. during the first 10 days of this operation, the united states used its unique assets to eliminate libya's air defenses and leave the ground zero -- groundwork for a handover to nato. washington then passed over control to nato while continuing to provide the bulk of the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissanc

on december 31, 2003, i took a bus from germany to macedonia.when we arrived, macedonian agents confiscated my passport and detained me for 23 days. i was not allowed to contact anyone. i was forced to record a video saying i had been treated well. i was handcuffed, blindfolded and taken to a building where i was severely beaten. my clothes were sliced from my body with a knife or scissors, and my underwear was forcibly removed. i was thrown to the floor, my hands pulled behind me, a boot placed on my back -- the following night my interrogations began. they asked me if i knew why i had been detained. i did not. they told me i was now in a country with no laws, and did i understand what that meant? >> you know, the united states has not officially apologized to khaled el-masri. he had been told that condoleezza rice apologized to the germans privately. but there's never been a public apology to him. and i think for him, i can think of how meaningful it will be for him, at least to see americans encountering his experience and speaking his experi

what does it mean for macedonia, bosnia herzegovina and how creation can be to those countries would come sooner, nato memberses? and second the serbian president is hard nationalist, you know that. and how to deal with him, especially talking about kosovo and bosnia? thank you. >> thank you. thanks. phil? >> well, the question about china takes me a little bit farther away from my presentation on obama's europe record than i would like to go, but i would say, i mean, it's not unrelated in that people shouldn't think about the challenges we face in china as some alternative to what we're trying to do with europe. and when i present a record of engagement with europe in dealing with the rest of the world, it is a recognition of the reality that it is precisely because we face such tremendous challenges in other parts of the world including those that you mentioned about china that we need this partnership. now, the reality is i think i gave you a large number of examples of how we're working with europeans on the global agenda, and i think i would be the first to acknowledge that if t

georgia, bosnia, herzegovina montenegro and macedonia are all looking to a path for nato membership. all been important partner countries in the mission in afghanistan. georgia in particular has really sent proportionate to its size, sent a number of troops in and has incurred some casualties. so i think it is important for us to indicate that there will be an opportunity for those countries, a clear path for membership because it's important is they're looking at their own internal reforms. >> bill: i hear you talk about the agenda. i didn't realize all of those things in the agenda. so president obama is really going to be looking for i guess some solid commitments from nato members to particularly afghanistan. and a lot hinges on that. >> well, that's right. because as we know, the cost of maintaining the afghan national security force is going to be significant and once the mission draws down, the question is how will they continue to fund that? and so hopefully we'll see some commitments from the nato members in chicago hopefully we'll see some discussion about troop levels and

he says the cia kidnapped him in 2007 from macedonia, mistaking him for a terror suspect. those are some of the latest headlines on >> cspan >> "washington journal" continues. host: rep anne-marie buerkle, thank you for coming in. guest: it is wonderful to be here. host: john boehner said if we want to see an increase in the debt ceiling and the debt limit, spending cuts that to happen. what do you think? guest: i think he is absolutely right. this nation right now has close to a $16 trillion debt and we will reach that debt ceiling soon. in order to get this country and the right direction, we need to get the spending under control. to just raise the debt ceiling is irresponsible. we cannot do that. host: are you concerned about the implications to the economy in terms of our credit rating? we saw what happened last year. guest: i think we missed a good opportunity in the last discussion regarding the debt ceiling. the cut, cap, and balance was the way to go. we could have avoided the downgrade of we have gone with that. there is a comprehensive spending plan to balance t