sohat they,, too,, b bome a part of the missionar callsls and the evangelisitic effort in their own nationraising up indigenous people to become national workers and leaders among their own people is the key. >> george: i remember george oddus saying that god goes where he is needed the most. we don't see that happening too much in north america and europe and so forth. what is the key to having an authentic revival take place today in north america, whether it is the united states or europe? >> it is very simple. it starts with falling back in love with jesus. jesus told the church an efasis, you said you have left your first love. he did not say you don't love me at all. he said you don't love me like you used to. god is calling us back to a first love experience. when that happens, a revival begin. "anything that does not change the culture and change the spiritual climate of a community, a nation, ultimately the world, is not a realistic revival." >> george: what is amazing is that today, those who are the recipients of the gospel, whether in lalan-americic africa,, asia, are now comin

>> you have to care for the legal ethics, it's not only that your pushing your own national interests >> it's clear human rights infraction and it has to stop. >> so no drones. of course. every good relationship has to be based on an ability to listen to one another. >> this is where we as oic are trying to explain to the whole world that we need to have open communications channels to understand each other. >> okay, so this is a peace pillow. okay? now, whenever somebody is holding this it's a safe space and they get to say what they like about the other culture. okay. i'll go first. we sometimes find you frustrating because sometimes you blame us for things that happened a long time ago and you've got long memories and you remember too many things. okay, so now you go. >> well, i think the muslim world is frustrated sometimes with the united states because it does not understand the problems of the muslim world. the image of the united states invading iraq, ininvitedding afghanistan, et cetera. >> all right, okay. >> i want to make reference to two things. in the first when presiden

rules, own nation.ent can't just jump in when they want to. that's what's impeding the investigation of larry stackhouse, jr. >> and this particular case, if they do not have the resources available, then they can request the assistance of the fbi or of the justice department to go on to the reservation to do the search. but let us not be confused also that people that are involved are part -- are part of the problem which is law enforcement. and in this particular case, what mr. stackhouse's son. >> you say there's corruption inside the police force. what is going on? >> it was a police officer's son who was accompanying mr. stackhouse's son at that basketball game. >> how does that make you feel? >> it breaks our heart. it took us two weeks just to report him missing. they did not want to hear about my son's case. they felt that, you know -- one of the friends stayed over at a girlfriend's house. didn't want to get involved in the case. i pleaded with them to reach out and help us find out what happen

doesn't step forward and fix it, what we have -- we've made our troops second class citizens in our own nationeporter: can we fix it? >> they have a power to eradicate rape and eradicate sexual assault. it's doable. it just needs to be done. >> it doesn't have to take another 20 years or even a year or two this can be done immediately and effectively. >> reporter: zero tolerance. >> there is no excuse. >> a powerful documentary, indeed, that leads us to tonight's closing arguments. should the u.s. military adopt a zero tolerance policy when it comes to sexual assault? should the law be changed? we want to know what you think. you can weigh in on the "nightline" facebook page or tweet us @nightline or @ cynthia mcfadden. sunday night is oscar night here on abc beginning 7:00 p.m. in the east, 4:00 p.m. in the west. we're wondering if "invisible war" will win. thank you for watching. good night, america. ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal --

the start that eu leaders to come here to these tough negotiations in brussels defending their own national interests, and, of course, the european parliament is not happy with the proposal on the table now. they are saying that the brunt of the cut is happening in areas that are future oriented. much disagreeing with what the european council president has said. they said we would be more spending in areas that could potentially boost the economy or create jobs and foster european integration, so the european parliament has already said that the real negotiations will start now, and that means that we are still very far from an idea. >> thanks very much for the site of the summit in brussels. tunisia has been rocked by a level of violence not seen since the revolution that toppled the government there two weeks ago. street battles erupted following the funeral of murdered opposition leader chokri belaid. >> tens of thousands of people joined the procession. his supporters accused the opposition party of being involved in the killing. >> tens of thousands joined the funeral march of chokri

of contention with different countries trying to protect different industries supports in their own national interests and again if they even come up with a deal today there's another step for european parliament they have to sign off of this if the president of the parliament market is not very happy if he sees excessive costs and he said he might not put a signature on it in the end even if they do come up with a deal here at the summit. and well e.u. leaders are thought to go over with a cut there's one other item that's apparently immune from any austerity measures the e.u. is reportedly planning to spend more than three million dollars to wage a propaganda blitz on its critics in the social media euro skeptic from the u.k. independence party says approach it would violate one of the main principles of the european parliament. they decided that they got to train in how staff in the run up to the european elections of twenty fourteen train those people to go online to look at facebook twitter and other social media sites and to correct that's their word not mine to correct any misapprehen

where indeed the interests of our allies were more directly affected than our own interests, our own national interests. libyan territory is 175 kilometers from nato territory, uh, and what was happening inside libya was having a major impact on the possibility of refugees and, indeed, the possibility of maintaining energy flows. >> i take issue with the conspiracy theorists who argue, for example, that wars are conducted merely for oil, um, and then i, i, but i also take issues with those that argue that economic issues should not factor into american foreign policy thinking when, when it comes to intervention at all. both of those i think are, are, in reductive and naive. and a u.s. policy maker has to keep both of them in mind when making a decision about whether or not to intervene. (instrumental music) >> rwanda, bosnia, somalia, libya... at one point political violence in each of these faraway places was claiming thousands of lives and it was in our power to stop the bloodshed. at kitchen tables and in town halls across the u.s. many asked, "if not us, who?" >> humanitarianism is someth

contention with different countries trying to protect different industries of course in their own national interest and again if they even come up with a deal today there's another step the european parliament they have to sign off of this if the president of the problem and market is not very happy if he sees excessive costs and he said he might not put a signature on it even if they do come up with a deal here at the summit. leaders are fighting over where to cut there's one item that's apparently immune from any austerity measures the e.u. is reportedly planning to spend more than three million dollars to a just so called the propaganda blitz on its critics in the social media. from the u.k. independence party so the project would violate one of the main principles of european parliament. they decided that they're going to train in how staff in the run up to the european elections are twenty fourteen train those people to go online to look at facebook twitter and other social media sites and to correct that's their word not mine to correct any misapprehensions that may exist about the e

now we're asking whether north korea should indeed nuclear technology to try and safeguard its own national security that's what the officials in pyongyang are saying and here's what you're thinking so far. the majority now thirty four percent saying well yeah. should do nuclear tests to protect its national security just saying what happened to him second position thirty percent now saying that their reasoning is a flawed. ideology. and then we get down to nineteen percent of the people in north korea physically pyongyang. asking for war just down now to the bare minimum saying well they wish they had been left all time well we're still gauging your opinion here. you can always get involved with our story as well from north korea now to iran iran has also now condemned the north korean nuclear test calling for all atomic weapons to be destroyed to run itself is revealed it's reducing stocks of material with the potential of becoming weaponized with another round of talks just around the corner as well however a breakthrough may not come quickly enough for some iranians who are seeing their

in indonesia, thanks do with the embassy in jakarta, that nations privately owned airline does place an order for commercial aircraft, the largest boeing has ever been asked to fill. the indonesian state railroad is buying its locomotives from general electric. more than 600 u.s. companies are doing business in south africa and where opec and the trade and development agency just opened an office to help close more investment deals between american companies and africa's booming energy and transportation sectors. a major south african energy company plans to build a multimillion-dollar plant in louisiana that would put more americans to work. let me tell you, this is happening. in cameroon and in bosnia and in other surprising places. in the shadows of world war ii, if you told someone that japan and germany would today be our fourth and its largest trading partners, someone would have thought you were crazy. before nixon's old opening with china, no one could imagine that today it would be our second- largest trading partner, but that is exactly what has happened. 11 of our top 16 t

our website we're asking whether north korea should pursue nuclear technology to safeguard its own national security and now here is what do you think so far just over a third of you. yes just last saddam hussein very cheeky and a little under thirty percent of us think north korea is right in a way but their reasoning is flawed to do its ideology and international isolation twenty percent of you said that they wish they had been left and alternative but to pursue nuclear technology to ensure its security and finally eighteen percent of you think that north korea is run by mad men who are asking for war we always value your opinion so if you go to r.t. dot com to cause your vote. right iran said it may allow inspectors from the u.n. nuclear watchdog access to a military complex suspected of hosting atomic research although to run has always denied the parchin site is a nuclear facility the i.a.e.a. inspectors will arrive in iran for a new round of talks on wednesday in another move aimed at easing the tension over its nuclear ambitions to run said it is converting enriched uranium into reac

this movement by by qatar especially the us qatar considers itself the main backer of this their own national coalition because it's it was it's own project so it's it's leinster mosque and we inject some life into it after after the deficiencies that. just a reminder we have more stories in great videos for you dot com our web site online all the time here's a quick look at what we've lined up there for you at the moment after taking a battering from mother nature residents in parts of new york which were hit hardest by hurricane sandy are in for unfortunate surprise from the city's tax authorities also online at the moment how joblessness is feeling very public acts of despair as a man sets fire to himself in front of a french employment agency full details on that on our website with plenty of other stories in features at the moment it all to dot com. the united nations says the french military intervention in mali has made the situation in the country would swith fears that the west african nation will fall into a downward spiral of violence human rights groups are concerned about ethnic

events and on our website well asking when north korea should pursue nuclear technology to save its own national security now here's what you think so far this is from our web site now just under a third of you on thirty years just ask saddam hussein almost thirty percent of you was i think that north korea is right in a way but their reasoning is flawed to its ideology and international isolation twenty one percent of you think that pyongyang doesn't have any alternative but to pursue nuclear technology to ensure its security and finally eighteen percent of you think that north korea is run by quote mad men who are scanning for war of course we're always interested in your pinion go to our teacher com and cast your vote. iran said it may allow inspectors from the u.n. nuclear watchdog or axes to a military complex suspected of of hosting atomic research although toronto has always denied the parchin site is a nuclear facility. inspectors will arrive in iran for a new round of talks on wednesday in another move aimed at easing the tension over its nuclear ambitions runs that is virtually enrich

kind of topic is on the table there are definitely at least two countries vying to keep their own national interests at the forefront well what we do know now is yes they have a deal and for sure there are countries that would claim victory on this but we've also heard that there are still some countries that are not quite happy with it yet the details are yet to come of course but remember before coming into this summit what really was highlighted is the divisions the bickering between several nations there has been a north south divide mainly countries northern countries led loudly by the u.k. who want to stringent the more budget cuts. and the other side the eastern countries who basically wanted to keep spending there was clearly divided among them and what this summit has shown it has actually highlighted the cracks within the union i mean it's natural it's been pointed out by officials and journalists themselves that it is natural that the leaders come here with their national interests in mind however that this lack of ability to come to a compromise that an easier kind of way it do

kind of topic is on the table there are definitely at least two countries buying to keep their own national interests at the forefront well what we do know now is yes they have a deal and for sure there are countries that would claim victory on this that we've also heard that there are still some countries that are not quite happy with it yet the details are yet to come of course but remember before coming into this summit what really was highlighted is the divisions the bickering between several nations there has been a north south divide mainly countries northern countries led loudly by the u.k. who wanted stringent more budget cuts. and the other side the eastern countries who basically wanted to keep spending there was clearly divided among them and what this summit has shown it has actually highlighted the cracks within the union i mean it's natural it's been pointed out by officials and journalists themselves that it is natural that the leaders come here with their national interests in mind however that this lack of ability to come to a compromise that it easier kind of way it does s

this movement by by qatar especially the us qatar considers itself the main backer of this their own national coalition because it was its own project so it's. masked and we inject some life into it after after the deficiencies that. in ukraine a passenger plane occurring about forty people most of them football fans has crash landed near the city of donetsk it's believed the aircraft which was on an internal flight missed the runway and overturned before bursting into flames the full scale of casualties isn't yet clear but early indications suggest at least five people were killed with two still missing because of the crash landing is under investigation we'll bring you more details as we get. more international news in brief for you now at least a dozen people have been injured in bangladesh's capital dhaka after police fired rubber bullets on protesters the crowd was demanding a halt to the trials of opposition leaders accused of war crimes in nations one hundred seventy one of independence when one hundred people were arrested when this is reported that protesters attacked vehicles and to

our own national groundhog is stuffed, but that doesn't inhibit his forecasting abilities. not sure how he'll see a shadow, but if he does, it will mean six more weeks of winter. tomorrow's festivities including polka dancing. everything kicks off at 7:30 in the morning at dupont circle fountain. phil will emerge at 8:00 a.m. sharp. >>> bold new plan in the fight against childhood obesity. the government is making its first ever move to cut the junk. the agriculture department -- they would ban the say of many high-calorie options, and most candies in school cafeterias in fave of healthy sides, fruit, baked chips, and bottled water. there will be a 60-day comment period on the plan before the usda writes its final rules. those could be in place by 2014. >>> football fans are pouring in for the big game on sunday. city leaders say they want everybody to have a good time, but they also want people to celebrate the city's recoveries. after two major disasters. cnbc's brian shactman reports on the big easy's long road to recovery. >> reporter: since new orleans last host the su

." >> i was going to set the record for my own national anthem.eed seven minutes. >> okay. ♪ oh no. >> you have to keep your eyes closed, you were doing it, man. ♪ a >> billy, we gotta go. listen to him. he's holding it. >> we can keep him going underneath weather, right? >> yeah. >>> we've got more snow coming an alberta clipper. >> pat paid attention in science class. they race down eastward, getting to us and moving through. typical weak systems that lay down a bit of snow. that's what's showing up. storm team 4 radar, as you can see by the white. through areas of northern west virginia and ohio. this is snow, and you're looking at the leading edge of it, right there now, making its approach to haguerstown, winchester in west virginia. more of that snow has been accumulating to the north and west. by the time we get to an hour from now, hour and a half, probably making their way around frederick. it's been breesy out there. our winds at 5 to 10 miles an hour, so it's taking the temperature, bringing that windchill rating down, where right now i

conducting, apparently, cyber warfare against the nuclear program and the members of the president's own nationalording to the newspaper reports walked out of the meeting in the situation room about that highly classified program and called up the new york times and leaked it. so i don't have a lot of confidence that this administration is in any way at all prepared to be able it defend us or to take the kind of offensive action i hope we're taking. >> sean: pretty aggressive by the chinese, don't you think? and also pretty aggressive let's see by north korea and the nuclear testing and iran has been pretty aggressive and not listening to anybody. and egypt even with ahmadinejad, they seem pretty aggressive towards us and stupid enough to give them, let's see f-16's, 1.5 billion taxpayer dollars and tanks. and you know, it's a question, why are we so stupid? i mean, why don't we do anything about it? >> not all of us are, sean. you've certainly been right on this. but it doesn't seem that there are very many people around the world today, certainly not many who wish us ill who fear us anymore, yo

implications of having to live in iraq have meant for the stability of the country and for our own national interest in the national interest of our allies in the middle east. yes, sir. [inaudible] >> what would were between japan and trip japan and china the click click >> i can make conventional and unconventional. i didn't think it would be a warlike 1930s. i didn't think it would be nice if they follow were. first of all, i think will happen is they're going to be an accident. the japanese have sent at their fighter patrol jets. the chinese have responded, japanese firing warning shots. that would be inactive were to do that. you have the coast guard and maritime patrol vessels of china jockey with each other, bumping into each other. somebody's going to die. it's going to be an accident of some kind in an bp three events. and that's a question of the rules of engagement each side has. japan is a treaty ally, so what we do now is the assistant secretary of state was sent there last week along with the head of a ship for the national security council and the ast handles asia and departme

every time it is also grow crops had to make his case for the time of calculation based on their own nationalerest something more important was out what and eagleburger said womack is the first test as a bipolar world is relaxed is more flexibility because people may not be worried about the involvement of the super powers is a don -- saddam hussein's exceeds it could be a bad lesson" end quote. from the entanglements in the middle east derived why did bush go against decades of american policy to protect the region? that takes me to my final point* why bush acted and how he reached the decision i argue bush took the dramatic step because he sought it as a bridge to a better world. his world order was not just a catchy phrase the culmination of long and difficult journey with the national security team -- team that those under gorbachev could be trusted and came to the realization of the cold war was over even after the berlin wall fell in a democracy fluid behind the iron curtain fearing the violent crackdown he witnessed in tenements where. but bush recognized the end of the cold war elimin

world to think that the implications of the conflict of their have absolutely no meaning for our own national security. it a disaster. and what we can do now is try and contain that disaster and hasten the movement of a sought out, and ensure that who ever is in charge actually is a group, or a group of groups that respect and value the kind of values that we have rather than the kind of values that, say, qatar as. did you want to add something? >> look, this is also a case where we are paying the price for having persuaded ourselves and iraq was a country that is located somewhere on the men and doesn't actually share common borders with any place on earth that is of any significance to us. and because we adopt that approach and because secondarily to the administration decided maliki was her best friend and the guy we needed to back at all costs, the result of that is that iraq had been feeding the situation in syria into. one is that iranian weapons and trainers and there's other things have been traveling to iraq on the way to support the assad regime as he murders people, and the al qaed

only about a third of san franciscans own their homes and two-thirds nationally own their home.d for home ownership. trying to address the conversion backlog will help meet this demand. thank you. >> chair wiener: thank you very much. next speaker. >> [speaking foreign language] >> translator: my name is june chan. i'm speaking on behalf of our families living in sros. right now,i'm paying my rent 70% of my income goes to my rent, even in a sro. if this legislation were to pass, we could see that lots off units will become without rent control. already, we have seen a lot of rent increases going on. so, at the end, families i ask will be affected with higher rent, even evictions. so i urge you to not to pass this legislation. thank you. >> chair wiener: thank you. next speaker. before you start, i'm going to call a few more names. >> good evening. >> chair wiener: one moment please. one moment please. >> just one? >> chair wiener: yeah. ashley lyon -- >> [speaking foreign language] >> chair wiener: it's okay. we'll do it after he speaks. >> [speaking foreign language] i'm a volu

going to be to build up our partners there so that they can be self-sustaining in protecting their own nationhow critical a focus is that going to be for you as you move into this position? >> thank you senator. that is a critical focus because obviously the objective is to have africans of -- supply security and stability for for themselves. there are a wide range of tools to do that in that will be a main focus. >> it seems that that could be the key to success there is being in a position where the training that we provide enables them to stand up on their own. general austin, as we look at the region that you will be commanding, one of the challenges has eyes been pakistan and our working relationship with pakistan. as we go through the withdrawal of troops to afghanistan both the men and women and equipment, do we have, and again you mentioned that you had not been fully involved in that plan but i would think one of the things you would want to do is continue to work closely with pakistan on that plan but also have alternative options if tere are bumps in the road as we proceed forward

charles: the american taxpayer has to tell the guys, well, make your own national anthem. you nothing. all right. california is not the worst state. when it comes to finance, that's illinois. the state is broke. just in state worker pensions alone, $96 billion in the red, and they just had to cancel a $500 million bond auction because it couldn't afford the high interest, but last march, the governor's spoke person said the state would have no problem borrowing money. remember this? >> it also is a fact that you are paying more in interest to borrow money. >> that's not true at all. that's just not true. >> i know what i'm talking about. >> well that's great, but we issued bonds in january, a $525 million obligation bond with interest of 3.9%. the lowest rate that illinois received in 40 years. >> that illinois receives, yes. >> how times have changed. joining us the illinois policy institute. you know, john, starting with this aborted effort to raise money. there's a series of red flags, but if people were not stirred over this, what would jar them? >> i think this will h

national association of realtors saying sales of previously owned home rose in january to the secondest level. up .4% from the month before. saying that purchases would be higher if more homes were available. and the supply of homes for sale dropping to a nearly eight-year low. that's sometimes a good indicator of the healthy market and folks holding on to their homes they're not where they used to be. a lot of folks are still underwater on their mortgages. well, we're seeing a dramatic about-face, apparently from some top democrats today who not only voted for president obama's health care overhaul, but some of the vocal supporters like bill nelson and ron weeden. and chairman max baucus and others democrats tore into the head of the government group overseeing the i mplementation of obamacare. and these are democrats questioning the senior on obamacare. >> mr. chairman, we have this kind of implementation we're not going to fulfill the goal what we said when we laboriously put together. >> and the affordable is based on the cost of the workers individual coverage not the cost of fa

the whole idea here is that what we have been doing which is so hurtful of our own nation, training our competition at our great universities and saying, you do not have a job right now or are going to a small business that cannot get you a green card -- sorry. do you want to make the next pacemaker? you will have to go back. that is not helping us. i have heard this from the president of st. cloud state in minnesota, they are having trouble. they have great students who are training but if they do not have jobs right away they have to go back. i am bringing him as an example for our state of why this is more than just about fortune 500 companies. this is about the fabric of our communities. i think that is a very good question and is part of why we are making changes in this bill. your question was just about everything -- thank you for bringing up education, infrastructure. this is all about the competitive agenda in the country. you see how senator mccain and i get along. there is some appetite to move ahead. the next few years in america, over there on the hill, will not just be sta

>> national health care is based on our own experiment in massachusetts. it's been wildly successful. over 90% of our residents have access to medicare, 99.3% of children, i think it is, of children. i don't think any other state in america can touch that. there are more businesses offering insurance to their employees today than before health care reform went into effect. it has not broken our budget and it's very, very popular. we have found a tremendous amount of flexibility with this administration and actually with the bush administration before them in implementing this. i understand that there are philosophical reasons for not supporting this president's solution. but rather than having the usual choices, which was between a perfect solution and no solution, we tried something in this country. i congratulate the president. >> gun control, looks like there may be some movement towards universal background checks. you see new york and connecticut kind of pursuing their own approach. are states going to go about this differently or are a lot of states,

it's critical for our own national security that this information not be leaked and i can't imagine thed be the other defense here. i just don't see that. >> alisyn: all right. we shall see what the fbi comes up with. jay sekulow, thanks so much. >> thanks for having me. >> alisyn: and a bombshell report from the congressional budget office is raising questions about promises like this one. remember this? >> nothing in this plan will require you or your employer to change the coverage of the doctor you have. yesterday the congressional budget office announced a new forecast showing more than 7 million people will likely be dropped from their employer's health insurance plan in the near future. we'll look at what this means. plus, new rules for your food. why the efforts to help you eat healthy just got a big new price tag. we have a live report coming up. ♪ when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. that's why there's glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. [ male announcer ]

that's why we are working closely with that nation to help it provide its own citizens with essential services like water and health and education and agriculture practices. we value health and nutrition and the principle of helping people gain strength to help themselves the cornerstone-- through coerrnerstone initiatives like feed the future. we help countries not only to plant and harvest better food but we also help them break the cycle of poverty, of poor nutrition, of hunger. we seek to reduce maternal mortality, eradicate polio, and protect people from malaria, tuberculosis, and pandemic influenza. i will tell you probably that-- proudly that the global milk initiatives and programs i was proud to have an aunt in helping to create like pepfar, we have saved the lives of 5 million people in africa through the efforts of americans. [applause] today, astonishingly, we are standing on the edge of the potential of an aids-free generation, because we know these diseases don't discriminate by nationality. and we believe that relieving preventable suffering does not need justification.

reporter: the mayor handles that soledad has something that most small communities don't: its own new nationalone national park in wyoming, the grand canyon, of course, the national park and yosemite national park in california. if you ask citizens which is the most spectacular of them all, they will point you here to pickles national park they are remnants of lava from an extinct volcano in the california coast range and they a mountain climber's heaven. >> and i have not done much exploring in the coastal range area. >> and that has the california cop door, nearly extinct and repopulating here. >> and you will you explain the con doors. we saw the white and feathers and to see them after hearing much about them. >> reporter: it was opened last week and soledad's mayor was there and saw his bigcon door. >> and he has to have an eight- to 10-food wing pan irspan. >> and the birds can being lebut the profits are not and that is now a destination. >> and many people stop by and you would be surprised how many people ask for directions. >> reporter: and once-empty hotels are running fullmeaning p

now syria's rebels have pulled out of the plan the peace talks suggested by their very own leader the national coalition is now even boycotting meetings with the friends of syria group it's a chief financial and political back and their withdrawal was justified by a perceived international failure to condemn president assad also this week a suspected rebel suicide bombing in damascus killed at least fifty three and wounded more than two hundred opposition fighters in the west of syria also apparently threatened to strike has ball are over the border into lebanon on a london based syrian political activist danny makki says the potential strife between two islamist factions could have far reaching consequences. the biggest problem in lebanon is that some of the western countries are really trying to pit one of the islamist movements against each other the sunni f.s.a. against the shia hizbullah it's essentially a policy of divide and conquer which is being instigated media wise by the way to create division fractures in our syrian lebanese society and this is an issue which they're working on to

from syria's rebels who pulled out of the plan the peace talks suggested by their own leader the national coalition is now even boycotting meetings with the friends of syria group its chief financial and political backer their withdrawal was justified by a perceived international failure to condemn president assad or the us we also this week a suspected rebel suicide bombing in damascus killed at least fifty. three and we did over two hundred opposition fighters in the west of syria also apparently threatened to strike hezbollah or over the border with lebanon something middle east experts how we can leave says you know disastrous consequences. of their bark is often worse than their bite but were there to do that they would be dealing with a totally different entity them they deal with in syria because hezbollah is a popular mass organization with the support of a very sizable section of the lebanese population and walked that could do could be a could be to reopen the wounds of previous civil walls in lebanon which no one wants neither has the law nor its opponents and backer don't forg

hardworking, energetic, optimistic, dedicated, not just to furthering the interests of their own nation but to ensuring that others could enjoy the same freedom and opportunity that we hold so dear. we honor the sacrifice of those americans and in their name we will do everything that we can to prevent a repetition of benghazi. since this is likely secretary panetta's last hearing before this committee, and a broad smile has now appeared upon his face, i want to take a moment to offer my personal thanks to secretary leon panetta for your service to our country, for your leadership at the defense department, secretary panetta, you have exhibited qualities of honesty, candor, humility, fair mindedness and a great sense of humor. all of those were essential during the tenure that you've had as secretary. so we thank you, leon, for your service to our nation and for your great cooperation as well as with this committee. [applause] senator inhofe. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i agree with the last part of your statement there. i hold both of our witnesses in highest regard. in the case of sec