the bill fully supports the department of energy nonproliferation programs and adds substantial funding in support of the president's plan to secure and remove all known vulnerable nuclear materials that can be used for weapons. the bill takes additional steps on acquisition reform beyond what we did in the bill on weapons acquisition, which was enacted and signed into law by the president last month. it ensures that the quadrennial defense review currently being undertaken by the department of defense both complies with the law and gives congress the insight it needs to make judgments about force structure and changes. in summary, mr. chairman, i believe this bill can be supported by every member of this house. i recognize that some have objections to current defense policy and there are issues and feel compelled to oppose the bill. that is their right. but in those cases, i believe solid progress is made in this bill toward protecting our national security in the right way. i ask the members to vote for h.r. 2647 for our troops, their families, for a strong national defense for our na

speaker, i'm very pleased to yield to the ranking member of the terrorism nonproliferation and trade subcommittee of the foreign affairs committee, a co-sponsor of the legislation and another member of the congressional delegation that went to pakistan last month. in fact, everybody who went to pakistan last month with me is supporting this bill. i should have taken more people. three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for three minutes. mr. royce: i rise in support of this legislation. there are a few points we need to keep in mind. the first is that pakistan is a tender box. its government is very weak. social and economic trends are moving in the wrong direction, and that is fostering extremism. the pakistan government has killed many militants over the last few weeks, but the insurgency remains potent. and clearly pakistan is going to be troubled for sometime. second, this is the center, this region of international terrorism and most importantly pakistan has a growing nuclear arsenal. now, we can either stay engaged and try to shape eve

nonproliferation of marks the one area that you would have thought possible even a few years ago. earlier this year president obama announced in a prague his vision of a nuclear-free world. also earlier this year in this special envoy told an audience at the brookings him that the civil nuclear initiative has enabled india to look quote, proactively and not defensively at a new global agenda for nuclear non proliferation and nuclear disarmament. we have already seen signs of this new outlook. in recent weeks in csi is iaea additional protocol, foreign minister chris not condemned the north korean nuclear tests and india became only the third state to completely destroy its chemical weapons stockpile. climate change is another thorny issue where there is room to make progress. the united states views india as a partner in confronting the international challenges of clean development, energy and climate change. as president obama has indicated, we agree that actions to address climate change must also respect india as urgent development needs. but if you take a step back from a clim

supporters of this bill will claim that it strengthens nonproliferation activities at the department of state. however, the pertinent sections of the bill contains contradictory statements regarding the department's nonproliferation and arms control infrastructure. on the one hand the bill asks the secretary of state to develop a comprehensive plan to determine what the department actually needs in terms of personnel, additional authorities, new appropriations in order to carry out its arms control and nonproliferation policies. yet, before that plan has on been drafted, before that plan has even been drafted this bill removes the statutory requirement for the assistant secretary for verification and arms control, authorizes $3 million for 25 new positions focused on arms control and mandates other programs and activities. these provisions actually appear to be laying the foundation to reverse the forms that -- reforms that were enacted by this house in 1998 under the foreign affairs reform and restructuring act. further, by removing the requirements for the assistant secretary for v

. >> miles pomper from the james martin center for nonproliferation studies. a couple of questions. the first question there's two issues that are likely to be on nonproliferation issues and disarmament issues that are likely to be on secretary clinton's agenda for her visit. do you see any change in india's position -- obviously, the negotiations have gotten started, but how do you see that moving ahead and do you see india -- since the u.s. is now supporting the idea of ratification of the cbtb do you see any changes on that. and secondly, india is the reliance is one of the major petroleum refineries for iran. do you see any change in india's position on that especially given recent events in iran? >> not to speak of the passage of the kirk amendment. >> well, fmct, india's position has been fairly clear. we have always said that we are prepared to participate constructively in front multilateral negotiations for fissile material cutoff treaty. that is universal, nondiscriminatory and verifiable and indeed the delays in commencement of negotiations were because, i think, the u.s.

doesn't change its nonproliferation laws, allow nuclear cooperation with india. okay, fine, the u.s. did that. we can talk about the implications but i will be surprised if india buys american nuclear power plants and so thank you very much, u.s. commerce, thank you very much bush administration, russian nuclear establishment is thrilled because they're the ones who will be building nuclear power plants there. maybe france, but there's an issue that didn't get paid too much attention to which is japanese companies are major suppliers to the french nuclear establishment and to any u.s. vendors and japan has a very unhappy view of the u.s.-india nuclear view and may not allow its suppliers to do business to india but again leaves the field to russia. that's fine. but from an indian point of view that worked very well and that was how it was framed. you want to transform the relationship, this is what you have to give us so we did but where i think it may come down in terms of the transformation of the relationship is some of the stuff that susan and peter were talk

north korea's withdrawal from the nonproliferation treaty and the quadrupling of the stockpile of fissile material. how we deal with north korea this time around will have grave implications, not just for maintaining peace and stability in northeast asia, for our alliances with japan and south korea, but it will particularly have an impact on our ongoing nonproliferation efforts with respect to iran and any other would-be nuclear power. step one is to get a unified response from the united nations. that result appears to be imminent. but then we must resist the temptation to go intorg% a defensive crouch. the past teaches us that the benign neglect is not a viable option. america must lead efforts to stop the current negative cycle of action and reaction and begin the hard diplomatic work needed to deliver results. as we seek to engage, we should remember the council of former secretary of defense, william perry, who advised us to deal with north korea, quote, as it is, not as we would wish it to be. we should not assume that north korea sees the world the way we do. recent developments s

nonproliferation czar. i assume that's nuclear proliferation. that's what you always hear connected to the proliferation word. but the question is, -- terrorism czar. you know, when 9/11 happened and the -- this is before i came to congress, when 9/11 happened the members of congress here in their combined wisdom in a very bipartisan effort, which everybody's wondering about bipartisan, very bipartisan effort created the department of homeland security. it wasn't just for borders, it was for all issues to protect the homeland of america. and they became where we -- the entity where we gathered experts on terrorism. of course all of our military services and intelligence divisions have always had information about terrorism because that's part of their job. they know who has to clean up the mess after the mess is created. and so our military certainly has that information, too. but we created -- i would argue one of the largest outside of the defense department, departments in the entire united states and it was created because of terrorism, but

and others on critical nonproliferation concerns. we do not disagree with the overarching goals and the strategic priorities that we want to achieve in relation to pakistan. our disagreement is that at this juncture we believe that e

broadcasting activities, a vigorous public diplomacy effort and a strengthened arms control and nonproliferationbureau at the state department which will soon be under the head of our deer colleague, mrs. tauscher. in addition, the bill creates a newfoundation to cig cavently increase the number of american students studying abroad and answers -- enhances u.s. efforts to help mexico and other latin american countries redeuce violence and addresses a number of key human rights and democracy issues around the world. h.r. 2410 also reforms our system of export controls for military technology, improves oversight of u.s. security assistance, and requires a report to congress on actions taken by the united states to maintain israel's qualitative military edge. this legislation is supported by a wide range of organization from the united states chamber of commerce and national association of manufacturers on one hand to human rights watch and amnesty international on the other. from the aerospace industry's association, the satellite industry association, on one hand to care, oxfam, the peace corps as

determination is required that determines whether pakistan is cooperating with the united states on nonproliferation, is meeting its commitment to combat terrorist groups and has made progress toward this end. contrary to what some suggested, these are not rigid or inflexible conditions that severely constrain the military. we appreciate the urgency of the pakistan, but we are asking pakistan to follow through with the commitments he's already the commitments he's already made it's already made. for the united states congress and the u.s. administration to work together to develop an integrated and effective assistance plan to advance our mutual interest in a democratic, a stable, a prosperous pakistan that is a strong partner in the struggle against extremism and which maintains responsible controls over its nuclear weapons technology. with that, mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: mr. chairman, i'm very pleased to yield to the chairman of the south asia and m

it's a party to the nonproliferation and advocates to in force as soon as possible. we have voted in favor of this resolution because we feel and the need for a world free nuclear weapon. while our principal position is that all states have the right to develop nuclear energy for civilian purposes, we advocate to insure that all states to refrain from activities in this area which could endanger international peace and security and which could weaken the relevant legal and institutional framework. this is why together with the international community including the countries of the region our delegation has condemned nuclear tests carried out by dprk on the 25th of may last. this runs the risk of worsening tensions on the korean peninsula and throughout the area. mr. president, we hope that sense the resolution takes into account all possible facets of the issue, the resolution will make an effective contribution towards finding a lasting solution to the north korean nuclear issue. because these functions are targeting -- targeted, we hope the measures proved will eff

in cages in iran we will move to strengthen nonproliferation norms and work with allies and partners to see that their fundamental security interests are protected. if necessary, we will take action by conducting counterterrorism operation and sharing intelligence from the illegal shipments of weapons or materials. iran has opened a threatened the state of israel, and has complicated efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace. president obama is fully committed to supporting a two- state solution the, the palestinian state living in peace and security alongside israel. this outcome would do much to weaken the proxies of iran, hamas and as balad. this violence is directed in undermining not just israel but other governments in the region. there is little doubt that iran is engaged directly in a campaign to influence the development and direction of its neighbor to the west. iraq, are run trains and supplies groups trying to destabilize the elected iraqi government. through violence and attacks on iraqi security forces, government installations and officials. iran engages in more subt

arms -- nuclear arms reduction negotiations with the russians, that i want to reinvigorate our nonproliferation treaty. i think we should create a stable consensus in which countries who want peaceful -- nuclear power for peaceful civilian use are able to do so. and that our goal collectively is to eliminate proliferation, lock down the loose materials out there, negotiate a whole series of treaties that lower the temperature, and ultimately make nuclear weapons obsolete. now, that's not going to happen in my time, my lifetime. it won't happen in president sarkozy's lifetime that -- but if we start moving on that pathway and other countries can look and say the united states is not just talking the talk but it's walking the walk, then i think that will indicate to the iranians, for example, that the goal here is no to single them out, per se, to suggest that this is dangerous for everybody, including them. their security interests will not be served. by possession of a nuclear weapon. last point i'd make on iran, the supreme leader has said we don't want nuclear weapons, that's not what we're p

iran before the revolution was a signatory to the nonproliferation treaty, as a result of which we became 10% shareholders in a consortiums which was going to furnish iran the nuclear rods to fuel our nuclear reactors that were going to be started and should have been completed around 1983 if i am not mistaken. at the time, the world community was not concerned about iran's civilian nuclear program. as a matter of fact, most countries that are demanding tougher sanctions were countries competing. what has changed? it is the nature of the system. it is the trust that you can have to a system that makes the whole difference. lack of transparency, lack of responsibility or accountability is the threat. of course, the regime, as capable as they seem to be in twisting every word and fact to make it a national cry, do not tell people of iran, that they, the regime is responsible for us having lost that right, and only them. but as far as the military usage of that, again it would be in title violation of our own signature to that treaty. in principle i would end up by saying there is no questio

. >> in voting in favor of resolution 1874 from our conviction in the objective of nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. we believe that it is not only an effective measure condeucive to the achievement of the final goal of the total elimination of nuclear weapons in the world, but also as an effective tool to guarantee an environment for free of the promotion of the nuclear entity but for peaceful purposes. we have voted for the resolution because the resolution is a balanced one. during the process of the council's deliberation on this issue, we have emphasized our view that while supporting the measures aimed at preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the development of ballistic missile technologies, in the resolution 1718 the implementation of those measures must not affect the normal livelihood of the people and the legitimate humanitarian , economic, and development activities in and of the democratic people's republic of korea. and the implementation of those measures have to be in accordance with the policies and principles of the united nations of the united nation

our concern is not just iran, but a broader effort to strengthen nonproliferation so the threat of nuclear and weapons is greatly reduced in our lifetime. as the chancellor mentioned, we discussed my recent trip to the middle east and the need for all of us to redouble our efforts to bring about two states, israel and a palestinian state that are living side by side in peace and security. the moment is now for us to act on what we all know to be the truth, which is that each side will have to make some difficult compromises. we have to reject violence. the palestinians have to get serious about creating a security environment that is required for israel to feel confident. israelis will have to take difficult steps. i discussed some of those in a speech. ultimately, the u.s. cannot force peace upon the parties. but what we have tried to do is clear away some of the misunderstandings so that we can at least begin to have frank dialogue. we are not going to be able to do that by ourselves. it will require strong partners like germany in that process. i know the chancellor is very much committ

commission released its posture review report and it made the connection between deterrence and nonproliferation activities and emphasized that america's deterrent role is important to its preventing other countries from proliferating nuclear weapons. some of the east asian allies have indicated that they are concerned about the credibility of america's deterrent force. i would like for you to give us an update on the follow on projects that you have for the ohio class and also, whether the navy intends to pursue the [unintelligible] and the replacement. >> we are in the process of doing the nuclear posture review. the discussions that are taking place are not only on the strategic weapons, but also on tlmn as well. with regard to the replacement for the ohio class, in the budget that we submitted and that is on the hill, that is the beginning of research and development for that submarine. so we have committed the funds to do that. there are some who would look and say, aren't you going early, but if you look at the developmental timeline for the ohio class and where we are starting with a repl

/indian nuclear arguments, a sharp blow to the nonproliferation treaty. two countries have twice come to nuclear war. it was -- these developments pose a very serious threat to world peace, even to human survival. well, there's a lot to say about this crisis but no time here. coming back home, whether the deceit here about the monstrous enemy, johnson's case might as well have been sincere. suppose say 50 years ago americans had been given a choice of directing their tax money to development of information technology so that their grandchildren could have ipods and the internet, or else putting the same funds into developing a liveable and sustainable socioeconomic order. well, they might very well have made the latter choice but they had no choice. now, that's standard. there's a striking gap between public opinion and public policy on a host of major issues, domestic and foreign and at least in my judgment, public opinion is often a lot more sane. it also tends to be fairly consistent over time which is pretty astonishing because public concerns and asp

nonproliferation is a very, very serious, very important priority. >> and to express concerns about this or do you condemn it? the condemned this in iran or are you expressing concern? >> we're consulting with our allies and we're doing basically what we would do in any of these kinds of situations. we consult with them and come up with a multilateral solution request so you are not condemning them? >> well, i have not used that word. we still need -- we need to see how things unfold. we need to have a deeper assessment of what is going on. >> to follow up on one obama said on friday, no matter who wins, as it is right now, would you say there are fewer opportunities for engagement? >> i think what we need to do is get iran to take seriously the reports of violence and arrests and election irregularities. we also need to get them to take seriously the will of the international community to get them to live up to their responsibilities and obligations. >> and if not? >> used the word had "if." we will make all our decisions based on our national interests. >> i would like to switch gears

, from economic development to our support for democracy and human rights, from nonproliferation to counter- terrorism and peacekeeping. the challenges of our young century can only be met through partnerships. the u.s. is honored to partner with the korean people. we will be resolute in the defense of our security. we will collaborate on behalf of innovation and opportunity. we will strengthen and deepen the friendship among our peoples. that is our commitment as friends and allies. i look forward to working with president lee on behalf of a more peaceful and prosperous future in asia and around the world. thank you so much. >> thank you. [speaking in korean] to mr. obama and the people of the u.s. have extended their warmest welcome. i want to thank them sincerely. president obama and i spent time in april in london during the g- 20. today is our second meeting. during my talks with president obama we had a very substantive talks. we talked about the security situation surrounding the korean peninsula and the future of our caribbean-u.s. alliance and our joint vision for the future. -- ck

progress on global problems, such as energy and climate change, ending the economic crisis, nonproliferationit's perfectly reasonable, i think, to expect president obama to put less stress on achieving the special relationship because we are already there and more emphasis on using it to some and. and i think we got a pretty good clear picture from secretary clinton last week in her address to the u.s.-india business council because she said, and michael, my hope in president obama's hope is that the next aid in our country's relationship will see a dramatic expansion in our common agenda, and a greater role for india in solving global challenges. she then laid out a pretty aggressive, i thought, an ambitious agenda that included i think just to mention a few other things that she mentioned that india and the united states can work together towards our nuclear free world, stability in afghanistan and pakistan, development of human potential and education, women's empowerment, health, the successful conclusion of the doha right through and climate change and the battle against terrorism. so i

and the north koreans pulled out of the nonproliferation treaty and a host of other obligations that they had signed up to. host: there are a lot of players in this, including china. are we speeding too much diplomatic in a nufereability to the chinese government? guest: i think we are. i think in this case we and china do not share interests. think that our main interests and those of our key ally -- and this is important to underscore, our key allies in asia are gentleman pap and south korea. they've sustained the peace with us in asia since world war ii. and i think that our position together with them has been a lot stronger in terms of wanting to disarm north korea than the chinese have. the chinese can fundamentally live with a nuclear north korea as long as there's stability on their boreders. -- borders. host: kim jong il, his son designated as his potential successor. who's in charge? guest: well, it's so hard to know. it's such a totalitarian state with such a news blackout. but it seems from all indications that kim has picked his youngest son early to be his successor. bu

funding for cooperative threat reduction program and fully supporting the department of energy's nonproliferation programs. the bill cuts extensive spending, excessive spending on flawed missile defense programs and instead, invests more resources and systems that are proven to work and strategies that meet immediate threats. h.r. 2647 also takes an important step forward in strengthening accountability and increasing oversight of the defense contracting process of the the bill grows the size of the civilian acquisition work force, which will reduce our reliance on defense contractors and cut down on wasteful spending. the bill improves quality of life and care for our men and uniform in uniform, by expanding to access to education and training and increasing funding for family housing programs and by expanding tricare coverage for members of the reserve and their families prior to mobilization. after seven years of conflict in afghanistan and iraq, this bill provides a basis for ensuring that the plans for progress are sound and that the objectives for victory are clear. the bill requires freque

such as nonproliferation and infectious diseases. and it helps foster positive relationships with other nations. h.r. 1736 will promote these important scientific activities by making sure that the department of state is working in tangent with ostp and other federal agencies. we will help ensure that our foreign policy goals are not compromised. in fact, more often than not they may be enhanced by s and t cooperation. for these reasons i encourage my colleagues to support h.r. 1736, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from washington. mr. baird: i thank the gentleman for his support and for his comments. this is a bill that's had a number of hearings and on which we focused a great deal of attention on our committee. having had the privilege recently to travel internationally and meet with science leaders around the world, i know personally of the importance. i also wanted to acknowledge that president obama mentioned the im

. >> miles from the center for nonproliferation studies. >> hi, miles. >> thanks for coming, admiral.>> thank you. >> you mentioned the nuclear posture of you a little bit earlier and i was curious how you see that playing out in your area of responsibility particularly given the president's call for a world free of nuclear weapons. and particular the question of dealing with japan and the question of sea launch cruise missiles and how you see that in carrying out that vision. >> thanks, miles. this is a, in my personal opinion and you might say well, what's the difference between a personal and professional? there really isn't any. [laughter] >> this is a great big deal for us, the united states of america, to review our nuclear posture as i move around the aor -- i mentioned we have been to 26, 27 countries out there. sooner or later, many of the folks with whom we have discussions will get around to asking, is your nuclear deterrent umbrella going to continue to extend over fill in the blank country? so our capabilities in this area are not take it for granted all throughout our ai

you have to cooperate on nuclear nonproliferation. reasonable things. the american people have a right to expect that their representatives are going to be accountable for the billions of dollars. we are supposed to be having a partnership and mature relationship with the pakistanis. let's get over this notion that we are going to offend their sensibilities so that they won't actually cooperate with us if we want to put some conditions to make sure that our mutual problems are addressed with the billions of dollars of american citizens' money. we have had eight-plus years of not having accountability on funds of that country and others. we have had times in 2002 where we have had totally no accountability. let's stop sleepwalking. let's get the problem resolved. let's make sure we have accountability. i say vote against the substitute, vote for the underlying bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: mr. speaker, i'd like to yield an additional minute to the ranking member on the inte

this legislation will also increase the arms control and nonproliferation capabilities of the state department and reform the system of export controls for military technology and improve oversight of u.s. security assistance abroad. as we expand our diplomatic capabilities, we must remember that trade is the driving force of both our economy and our international diplomacy. in december, 2004, congress passed the western hemisphere travel initiative. as of june 1, 2009, this initiative now requires the travelers have passports for all land and sea crossings, including travel to and from canada and mexico. we need to know exactly how these new passport requirements are affecting our economy. obviously prudent security measures must be undertaken to keep americans safe, but we must -- but we also need to assess whether these measures are working and how they affect border state businesses and my amendment will require such an assessment. congress can then determine whether corrective action is needed to change the requirements and provide relief to border state business or both. the peters' amen

royce who is the chairman, ranking member of the subcommittee on terrorism and nonproliferation and trade, member from california. as much time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. royce: i thank the gentleman. i rise in support of congressman peter king of new york's legislation. i think it's very important at this point in time to recognize as we have discussed today the importance of that relationship that we have with south korea and recognize also just how much of a test north koreans' provocative actions have been for our allies in south korea. if we think back to the after effect of the korean war and how south korea lay in ruins and think today about the fact that south korea has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, and yet we look at north korea it has the lowest. it is truly dramatic. i have been in north korea and it is phenomenal to me to see the kind of devastation that that misrule has led in terms of the population. the stunted growth, malnutrition that can you see when you meet people. but particularly

administration for the best approach and ongoing and continuing discussion, discussing the nuclear nonproliferation along with the release of these two hostages but we must make a statement and act to have the release of ms. ling and ms. lee and we must do it now. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise? >> address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognize the. >> thank you. centrists in the house have put forward a bill that defends your relationship with your doctor and extends coverage. the a better bill than the senate bill which has $1 trillion in cost. c.b.o. says that bill will cover 31 million americans but another 15 million will lose coverage under the legislation. giving a net of just 16 million americans getting coverage. at a cost of $1 trillion, that means it costs $62,500 per patient over 10 years. our centrist plan covers more people at much less cost while finally guaranteeing the rights of your medical treatment against any government restriction. this house is sufferi

also, on foreign policy side of working on issues of nonproliferation and tried to implement the president reviews in iraq and afghanistan. >> must be vice president cheney. [laughter] >> implement the presidents policy and helping them move the president policy review of afghanistan and iraq. but i think, but aside from the specific responsibilities the general rule of providing advice and experience and some insights as the administration makes these decisions. of course, vice president biden's case also a lot of that is a 36 year track record in the united states senate and a lot of relationships on capitol hill with working and try to help pass the president's agenda by talking with his former colleagues and staying in close touch with them and trying to help move that agenda along. we have faced the question of how to approach the vice presidency after vice president cheney's controversial tenure in the office. and i think we really focus on a couple of major things. the first is transparency, and some of those things are small things. things. that we do every night but out of over th

opponents of my amendment may counter that denying funds to the iaea for any purpose will weaken its nonproliferation efforts. let me be clear, mr. chairman. this amendment does not affect safeguards or inspections. it is stunning to stand here and be forced to say that the international atomic energy agency's technical nuclear assistance is adding to this threat, but it is and we cannot let it continue. unfortunately we cannot expect the cooperation of this agency, the i.a.e.a., in fixing this problem because the agency's attitude was summed up by a senior official who when pressed to explain the continuing assistance to iran, and other state sponsors of terrorism, even as they defy the agency and the u.n. security council stated that, quote, there are no good countries and there are no bad countries, end quote. faced with this extraordinary situation, mr. chairman, our only option is to use our financial leverage to force the international atomic energy agency to stop helping our en me's nuclear weapons programs. the threat we face from iran and the multiplying nuclear powers around the world grows

from georgia, who is the vice chairman of the foreign affairs subcommittee on terrorism and nonproliferation and international trade, the gentleman, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. scott: thank you very much. i want to thank chairman skeleton for giving me this opportunity to speak on behalf of this important and timely bill. i want to commend president obama and speaker pelosi for the leadership we have provided. madam speaker, i've been in congress, this is my eighth year. for each of these eight years, i've worked hard on this bill of concurrent receipts. i can't think of a more important bill that we could offer at this time as we approach the fourth o-- of july, when the nation sell blates its independence and freedom. at the forefront of that the reason we're able to celebrate this independence and freedom is because of the soldier and our veterans. and we have long felt that it is not fair nor right if our soldiers are injured and disabled and if they have to leave the service, why should they have to choose between a retirement pay