the idea being there thathe united states can on do so much, that maybee shouldn't be in the busess ofnation building. it's considered a moreimited approach, but also deands far less toops and is less stly. both imptant factors given the poll numbers swing the american public is not eager about th war and the economic reities that the nation is facing. anso what is happening in washington nowis the debate out where the administratio wants to fall that spectrum. six nths ago, they indicate they were movingloser to counterinsurgenc the general, t commander there went to afghanistan with that expectation. i think you're starting to s a shift towards conterterrorism. the e biden camp, if you will, who sort of leaning in the white house and he geneal petraeus camp er here who is pushing for more forces. >> so, though, if it'sa counterinsurgency, that suggest that there are dmocratic institutions thacan be built there. how do the fact that we stll have adisputed eleion factor into all of this? >> it's a big fator. theadministration says that that's been onof the reasons that they're having t

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maybee can export some. [laughter] may for health care. but japan doesn't have enough. it has a lot ofmall ones. but it doesn't have a real independent. hopefully changes in tax laws and ldp experiencing opposition. politicians wl support the tax laws and other things that empower civil society and think tanks more. it won't beike the u.s. hopefully it will be a bit more like australia or cada that havehink tanks independent of th government. >> my question is:what will japan's role be in the national stage? jan has done very well i wonder what that will be like? >> well, he was a rising star in the ldp he was deputy chief cabinet which is one of the key most and in he was our g to guy for beef, citrus, he was smart,nd he was an eert at finding what's called the falling down place. the place where the debates can end up. he could watch the debate and figure out this is where this is going to end up and say to the bureaucrats, i think this is where it's going t end up. and thereby sort offoe resolution. so for the u.s. embassy and the clinton administration, bush adminis