mr. schiffer. i would make a couple of comments about chonan one was the nature of the attack was unexpected, it's unprovoked and unexpected so from that standpoint it was a surprise attack and a surprise to the koreans. as indicated a lot of your focus here in the near term has been increasing the capacity of the south koreaas in terms of asw and we have increased our capabilities in those areas. i think the chinese's main concern is about the stability of north korea in general and i think that is a large part -- is a large calculus in how they respond to those situations. to us as we already expect or mystified as the evidence we gave on chonan. >> we have three votes that have just been called. our witnesses have graciously agreed to wait as we run over and do those and come back but i want to try to get in one more set of questions so i would like to turn now to the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers. >> thank you. general alles, i understand the department is reevaluating its preposition stoc

mr. schiffer? >> no, mr. chairman. i think weave had ample opportunity and thank you very much for this chance to come up and engage in this important dialog with you. >> thank you, mr. schiffer. general? >> i would just mention what we kind of discussed in your office which is we look at this issue of antiaccess ariel denial we're in kind of in support of congress in working on these particular problems i think will be essential to addressing the issue. >> okay. thank you. madam secretary? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to thank you and congresswoman for the opportunity to come and talk about what i see is a very important part of our pacific posture and i know that guam is one piece of it but i think for many of us it is a key strategic piece so thank you -- >> our doors remain open to all three of you, anything that we can do to help. i'd like to leave with the closing comments. >> just a few seconds, mr. chairman. i want to thank you very much on focusing on -- this is a very important move for the milita

mr. schiffer. i would make a couple of comments of cheonan. one is the nature of the attack was unexpected. it was provoked an expected, so from that standpoint, it was a surprise attack and a surprise to the koreans. as was indicated, a lot of our focus here at the near term has been increasing the capacity of the south koreans in terms of asw exercise is to increase capability in those areas. i did the chinese remain concerned with the stability of north korea in general, and i think that is in large part is a large calculus and how they respond to these situations here. to us has already we expect our mystified on given the evidence we salles for the cheonan that wasn't attributed to the north koreans. thank you. >> thank you, mr. courtney. to let everybody know, we have three votes that have been called. our witnesses have graciously agreed to wait until we go over and to those. i want to try to get one more set of questions, so i would like to turn now to the gentleman from alabama, mr. rogers. >> general allan might understand the depart