. >> molly williamson. thank you for your presentation. we are now today in this town looking at a lot of important programs on the budgetary cutting block. i like your analysis of what projections you think are likely to surface from all quarters if people see the united states is not able to pony up the necessary resources as we transition in some cases reducing footprints, military for prints from the region. where are there opportunities? other coalitions, other like minded folks as we hope that the yemeni protests sort themselves out and identify a path for their own future? >> well, i think secretary gates said it very well last night when he said it would be a great steak to be penny wise and pound foolish as we go forward in the middle east and south asia. in other words, where a recent poll in most of our troops out of iraq. were going to be pulling troops out of afghanistan. the military component is going to be on a downward slope. but if we do not ramp up the civilian side, if we do not give resources to those people that they