yesterday, in a conference call, mr. bauer was asked specifically whether he thought the war powers resolution was applicable to the current situation in libya. and here is what he said, and i quote, when he was asked could you explain. he says, "certainly. as i mentioned, when my colleague was going through the nature of the mission and how it changed, we're now in a position where we're operating in a support role. we're not engaged in any of the activities that typically over the years in war powers analysis is considered to constitute hostilities within the meaning of the statute. we're not engaged in sustained fighting. there has been no exchange of fire with hostile forces. we don't have troops on the ground. we don't risk casualties to those troops. none of the factors, frankly speaking more broadly, has risked the sort of escalation that congress was concerned would impinge on its war-making power. so within the precedence of a war powers analysis, all of which typically are very fact dependent, we are confident that w

mr. gary bauer. >> hello, how are you doing? i hate to follow music, but that was good music.alking fast because i have 10 minutes and a half about four hours were the things i want to say to you. seriously, it is great to be here and see so many people stepping up to the plate as we get ready to go into one of the most important elections the country has ever faced. i want to talk to you about two quick issues, one a foreign policy issue and one a domestic issue. i think both of these issues are extremely important about the upcoming presidential race. both of these issues can teach the republican nominee something about how to win. a few weeks ago, president obama for the third or fourth time in his 2.5 years in the presidency once again tried to undermine our most reliable friend and ally in the world and in the middle east, the nation of israel. i watched as benjamin netanyahu flew here from israel, went into a private meeting with the president -- we don't know exactly what happened there. we know it when an hour longer than it was supposed to go. we saw what happened in