barracks in fort lose, washington, when the sergeant screamed that the north koreans had invaded south korea and the second infantry division was slated to go to defend them. i was so anxious to leave i said, where the heck is korea? and i had no idea that a police action involved putting yourself in harm's way. and aby -- away we did go. there was some question whether we could even land because the north korean communists had been so successful that they drove the 25, the 25th divisions that were in japan and the people's republic of south korea to the peninsula, but we were able to push them back. the marines landed and the chinese came and you know the rest of that story. but, how grateful it is to be not just alive but to know that we all participated once again in defending a democracy even in countries where we don't know the people and don't know the country. and as a result of that, one of america's strongest allies is the government of korea. and the truth of the matter is, with china there and north korea there and especially the threat to iran, north korea has represented a symbo

korea. the sinking of that ship back on march 26 that killed 42 south korean sailors has prompted south korea's government to throttle back on aid to the north and demand the u.s. back its quest for sanctions against can young ill -- kim jong-il. holding off the turnover of military power to its military by u.s. forces, which have had a large base here since the korean war. then this other story from israel, as the sea fight provoked new tensions in the region. we begin with charles joining us from all possible, texas, democrats line. caller: thank you for c-span. internationally when it comes to foreign relations, we have nothing but troubles and domestically we have nothing but troubles. but as far as economics is concerned, because europe is kind of falling apart with the euro, things are getting better on that end for us. the dollar is kind of increasing, getting stronger, and europe is kind of declining. they think europe bought themselves time with this trillion dollar bailout, but all they did is buy themselves some time and it could get really, really bad for europe. as far as the israe

with president lee chairing the g-20 meeting in south korea, this is certainly indicative of south korea's prominence in international trade and economic development. for our part, madam speaker, i have long supported the korea-u.s. free trade agreement to further such growth. i continue to hope that the congress will also pass this free trade agreement as soon as possible because it will re-enforce korea ties and creates american jobs. for the benefit of my colleagues, i want to note that this free trade agreement with south korea will provide somewhere between $11 billion and $20 billion in export trade between our two countries, which will be of tremendous benefit to our country. i also want to thank my dear friend from new york, the gentleman from new york, congressman charles rangel, for his service to our country during the korean war, for his long and abled service in the house of representatives and for his authorship of this important resolution. i will also want to note our other colleagues who are also veterans of the korean war, congressman john conyers of michigan, congressman

beijing had the audacity to publicly warn south korea not to let the aircraft carrier u.s.s. george washington to enter waters lying between the korean peninsula and china for a proposed joint u.s.-south korean naval exercise. well, we have news from beijing. if you don't want the u.s.s. george washington in your back yard, then you better rein in the bullies in pyongyang. another legacy of the forgotten war is the vibrant korean american community. %% immigrants from korea over the past six decades have contributed immeasurablely to the american mosaic. impacting positively this nation's economic, educational, scientific and cultural life. economic and trade ties have also boomed between our two countries in the decades since the war, ties that can be invigorated by prompt congressional action on the proposed free trade agreement with south korea. thus, it is perfectly clear that the world is a better place because of the heroism in koreaa of the boys of summer 60 years ago this month. the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of war in korea is an appropriate time to demonstrate

in that, china and the united states and japan and south korea and russia all share a common interest. we would like to see a denuclearized a region. it would be good for the people of north korea. but, that is only going to happen if we are honest about what is taking place right now and if we are honest about our basic expectations of help nations behave in an international order. with respect to the alliance between the united states and japan, we mark 50 years, and i expect that alliance to last another 50 years. i think that the condition of the alliance is very strong. i have already have the opportunity to meet with and discuss issues with the new prime minister. i think he is as committed as i am to making sure that the u.s. /japan alliance remains strong and vibrant. it is good for security. by the way, i think it helps to serve china's interest and south korea's interest. i think that rather than set it up as a rivalry, rather than view it as a sphere of influence, which is an old way of thinking, what we want to do is say that we are always want to be there for japan and we

we are always want to be there for south korea. we're going to be a presence in the south pacific because we are a pacific nation as well as an atlantic nation, but we want to partner with all countries to create an environment in which trade and commerce and the exchange of goods and people and ideas and cultures is thriving, and, look. asia is obviously on the move. china is on the move. that is a positive thing. that should not be a threat to anybody. but what we want to make sure of though is that through dialogue, through forums like the g-20 are asean or apec or some of the other things we have set up, all countries are meeting their responsibilities even as their rights are also being recognized, and i think if we adhere to that basic principle, then a strong u.s.-japan alliance is something that can continue to be a cornerstone of a peaceful and prosperous asia, which will benefit all people. dan, from cnn. >> thank you, mr. president. just to follow up on jackie's question, you talked about being in afghanistan for some tim

could ask you just quickly, on north korea, you said yesterday that north korea must be held to account for the sinking of the south korean war ship and that there must be consequences for such irresponsible behavior. what specifically, what kind of punishment would you like to see imposed on north korea short of some sort of condemnation from the u.n. security council? >> ok. >> thank you. >> darlene, since you are the first, i'm going to give you two questions. anybody else, let's try to stick to one, please, especially big questions. with respect to the first question, we helped to draft this communique, which reflects our policies. i know leading up to the conference, leading up to the summit, there was some sense of a divide. in fact, the policies that we have been promoting are reflected in the communique, and is consistent with what the g-20 leaders came up with. keep in mind that we had already proposed a long time ago that we were going to cut our deficit in half by 2013, and said the time frame and the measures that have been adopted are consistent with our view that it is important for us to make sure th

we will always be there for south korea. e're going to be a presence in the south pacific because we are a pacific nation as well as an atlantic 8 nation. but we want to partner -- atlantic nation. but we want to partner with all nations in the exchange of goods and ideas. asia is all -- obviously on the move. china is on the move. that should not be a threat to anybody. what we want to be sure of is that true dialogue, through forms like the g-20, through some of the multilateral institutions that we have set up that all countries that are meeting their responsibilities even as their rights barack also being recognized. if we adhere -- their rights are also being recognized. if we adhere to the basic principle, the u.s.-japan alliance is something that can continue to be a cornerstone of a peaceful and prosperous asia that will benefit all people. >> to follow-up on jackie's question, you talk about providing assistance in afghanistan for some time to come, but given the challenges in the -- and the history in afghanistan, w

will be able to work on and ultimately ratify in the very near future in panama, colombia, and south korea. so there's a lot of trade opportunity outside of the e.u. we'll continue to want to do business, but it's not business, but it's not necessarily dispositive of how we're going to do if the european trade is off a bit. >> i'd like to follow up on a trade question as well, mr. secretary. america taxpayers will be paying $147 million a year to brazil because the agriculture department's cotton subsidy program has been ruled illegal. what are you going to do about that in the next farm bill? >> well, i think first and foremost is to educate folks about what has already been done on the credit export guarantee program that many have been responsive to the concerns raised by brazil. i would also say that the payments being made are substantially less than the penalties that could have been assessed by brazil that would have compromised agriculture in a very significant way. not only would we have had tearives assessed against our products but our intellectual property compromised as a resu

there is taiwan, south korea. nobody is talking about significant numbers of ground troops. there is a technological aspect. i think it goes back about human rights. the focus ought to be on democrats in -- democratic societies. intervening in a civil war does not wor ery well because of the baggage america carries. it is counterproductive. any further questions? in the back. >> what happens [[naudibl [inaudible] let me make it clear that one part of this repo that will not getuch congressional support is tricare. i think it's in the interests of many of the people most opposed to the kind of think people have been through in afghanistan is people whoav been through it. once we make it clear we are appropriately defined national security -- secondly, i hope every organization in this country that wants to see more spending on qlity of life issues and lower taxesill join this effort. we need to make clear to people. those other efforts will be severely hampered. we will be making this available to people. we will ask people tbuy some of it. i would urge people -- people of th

host: south korea one two-zero. caller: franklin foer, i read your book a couple of years ago.e loved it. i think you are hitting on a number of issues, politically and philosophically. i grew up playing soccer. i played it in college. i have coached at the college level. i think you share in science that are important for sports fans and people of interest beyond that. i looked at your writing online. i am very intrigued. there is a sense in which the bloggers are almost riding as it soccer has arrived -- are almost writing as if soccer has arrived in the united states. from the perspective of someone that has played soccer all of his life, it still seems to be an argument about legitimacy. the attention espn has given it is noticeable and appreciated. i was listening to sports radio in boston, and i feel that there is some fair criticism that the standard sports fan in america can make. for example, i read an article in the "new york times. it said cheers in the world. my response was, you cannot hear the cheers. if i am a sports fan, and i am thinkinggabout the nba finals an

policy coordinator and is now vice chair of the albright group is talking about north korea and their attack on the southship. noon eastern. "washington journal" continues. host: wendy sherman served as the state department counselor, served under the clinton administration for north korea appeared let's begin -- north korea. begin with theanctns by south korea. will it work? guest: my guess is it ll make everybody take a step and haws. we will certainly not go forward the six-party talks at this point. everyone is very concerned about we knowear weapons at korea undoubtably has. think what we need a solidarity. that theo make sure forward council moves with a condemnation of what done with a loss of 46 foul lives on the freighter, a naval ship in south korea, which was sunky the koreans. investigational y the south koreans is pretty definitive. the russians are n in seoul loing at that material, tha investigation, to be able to hope, in the, i criticatore very process, also looking at the investigation to make their own judgments. host: will they joined the investigation? board?y on guest: i think ultim

we are obviously in close communications with south korea and are supportive of their efforts to respond. >> could have ask a final [unintelligible] >> does the president believed that israel was becoming a burden for the united states? the political burden for the united states. >> based on? let me be clear here. the united states and israel as i've said on countless occasions, we have a trusted relationship. they are an important ally, and we are greatly supportive of their security. that is not going to change. >> does the president believed that mr. netanyahu is in control of his government, and finally -- >> i am happy to convey information but i do not have an answer for that. the president spoke with the prime minister seven to 10 days ago. they have a conversation about things like iran i anticipate that in the coming days, the president and the prime minister will talk again. they are an important friend in all of this, and their relationship that we value greatly. they have not. >> a couple of quick things. he said that efforts were made in june and july. multiple efforts. >> w

or when you talk about international presence, are you looking more to the south korea model?> well, as the president's statement in the security council indicated, we support an investigation that meets international standards. there are a number of ways of doing that. we'll be talking to israel about how it can best lead an investigation that is broadly viewed as credible by the international community. >> and that could potentially be led by the idf itself? >> again, i'm not going to prejudge what -- how the investigation proceeds. we obviously recognize that not only does israel have its own interest in understanding what happened, there are a wide range of countries that had citizens represented in that flotilla. they, too, will want to see that this is a credible, transparent, impartial investigation. we support that objective and we'll be talking to israel about how best to accomplish that. >> speaking of talking to israel, have there been any high-level talks between u.s. officials and israeli officials other than the mitchell talks today, either the secretary or the w

looking more to the south korea model? statement in the security council indicated, we support an investigation that meets international standards. there are a number of ways of doing that. we'll be talking to israel about how it can best lead an investigation that is broadly viewed as credible by the international community. >> and that could potentially be led by the idf itself? >> again, i'm not going to prejudge what -- how the investigation proceeds. we obviously recognize that not only does israel have its own interest in understanding what happened, there are a wide range of countries that had citizens represented in that flotilla. they, too, will want to see that this is a credible, transparent,we support that objective and israel, have there been any officials and israeli officials other than the mitchell talks today, either the secretary or the white house or nsc, that you're aware of? >> i'm not aware of any that would involve, say, the prime minister today, although i can't speak for the white house. but the se

the situation in north korea, writing from seoul, south korea, the sinking of the ship back on march 26 that killed 42 south korean sailors has prompted the government to throttle back on aid to the north and demand that the u.s. back sanctions before the u.s.. still legislator discussing holding of the turnover of military power to the military power by u.s. forces, which have had a large base here since the 1950 through 1953 korean war. we will begin with charles from all paso, texas. democrats line. good morning. caller: internationally when it comes to foreign relations, we have nothing but trouble. but domestically we have nothing but trouble spots, but as far as economics are concerned at -- europe has fallen apart -- things are getting better on that and for us. the dollar is increasing and getting stronger. the euro is declining. they think they have bought themselves some time with the billion dollar bailout, but that is all they have done, bought themselves some time. it could get bad for europe. as far as that is real thing, i to bbc yesterday, and they had one of the wome

on north korea and taiwan, it either south korea or taiwan is china, what should be our or response?> we defend them. isn't it an interesting thing how we had this conversation about that? who owns the most amount our debt? china. in the last year, there was one point in march or february word china did not own the most amount of debt, japan did. why did that take place? during the month of february, we followed through on our agreement to sell the weapons to taiwan, where we had a three communicates of understanding, and we allow the dalai lama to come to the white house and visit the president. he had a walk in the back door but he was honored inside the capitol. do you know what time it did? they sold some of their debt. they became no. 2. what effect did this have on you? if you are borrowing $1.3 trillion, there is all local office in downtown washington, d.c. that sells all of our debt. i've gone to it and witnessed it. you go through and if that anytime someone does not have the confidence in buying america's debt, its 30 seconds before the world would know. has this ever happ

tomorrow, president obama will meet with the head of the g-20 countries including leaders from south koreaindia, and china. you can see live coverage beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on sunday here on c-span. next week, watched the confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee elena kagan. you can watch replays of each day's hearing every night at 9 eastern on c-span2. and now a house hearing on home mortgage foreclosure prevention. the witnesses are top executives from some of the country's largest banks. this is about two hours and 20 minutes. >> good morning and thank you for coming. it took millions of taxpayers' dollars to prevent banks from going into disaster. the banks and the financial system are now stabilized. the major banks are beginning to make money again. unfortunately the same cannot be said for millions of people who are unemployed or who are in danger of losing their homes. the threat of foreclosure is still at an all-time high. more than three. million americans are delinquents on their mortgage by 60 days or more. a letter from the bank or phone call from the mortgage

there is taiwan, south korea. nobody is talking abo significant numbers of ground troops. there is a technological aspect. i think it goes back about human rights. the focus ought to be on democrat in -- democratic societies intervening in a civil war does not work ery well because of the baggage america carries. it is counterproductive. any further questions? in the back. >> what happens [[naudible] [inaudible] >> let me makit clear tha one part of this report that will not get much congressnal support is tricare. i think it's in the interests of many of the people most opposed to the kind of think people have beenhrough in afghanistan is people who have been through it. once we make it clear we are appropriately defined nation security -- sendly, i hope every organization in this country that wants to see more spendingn quality of life issues and lower taxes will join this effort. we need to make clear to people. those other efforts ll be severely hampere we will be making this available to people. we will ask people to buy some of it. i would urge people -- people of th

to enhance oversight and a commitment to accelerate this work and complete it by the summit in south korea. there are property agreements on a couple of other matters. i'll just mention a couple. we've agreed to extend the washington standstill for another three years, and debt relief for the country of haiti, which, as you know, is an important priority for canada. there's also some important work that's been completed. it's on reform of international institutions. that work will also continue as we move forward. the g-20 still has a lot to do to fully entrench recovery. the g-20 still has a lot to do to fully entrench the global recovery, but these are important steps forward, and as you know, there were steps that canada has been seeking. >> thank you very much. we'll now have time to take questions. by call your name, use the microphone. first question, bbc. >> thank you very much. prime minister, there's already an indication, at least from president sarkozy of france that these targets may be a goal, but not necessarily a firm commitment. we wonder, too, about america's ability to me

this weekend in south korea, george osborn received backing for the actions we have taken. people and other governments around the world or -- have to the dangers of dealing with their debts. britain has to be part of the international mainstream as well. we are clear about what -- but we must do. we have been clear about how we must do it. as the deputy prime minister has said, in a way that affects our most vulnerable, in a way that unites the country rather than divides it, in a way that demonstrates we are all in this together. we should be clear, too, that these problems do not disappear overnight. i think people understand that the debt crisis is the legacy of the last government. exactly the same applies to the action we will need to take to deal with this. now we have had a chance to look at what really has been going on, i want to tell the the scale of the problem that we face. we have known for a long time that our debts are huge. last year, our budget deficit was the largest in our peacetime history. this year, according to the previous government forecasts, it i

i would suggest to you when the north koreans killed obviously 46 individuals in their ship of south korea in south korean waters. six of the times they met, out of 10, have focused on one small nation, israel. while no emergency session was ever held on the genocide in rwanda, not held on the ethnic cleansing in the balkans, not held on genocide in sudan. . the u.n. conference against racism neglected racism around the world to again single out almost exclusively israel and zionism. the u.n. human rights council whose members include saudi arabia, china and cuba, has only one permanent topic on its official agenda. i've mentioned three genocides that have occurred. they're not on that agenda. israel. even secretary general kofi annan criticized the human rights council for its, and i quote, disproportion focus on violations by israel. should israel comply with international law and the values of the international community? yes. does it? yes. yes, it does. and like every nation, however, it enjoys the right to self-defense. this troubled history is exactly why i'm skeptical that the unite

there is taiwan, south korea. nobody is talking about significant numbers of ground troops. there is a technological aspect. i think it goes back about human rights. the focus ought to be on democrats in -- democratic societies. intervening in a civil war does not work ery well because of the baggage america carries. it is counterproductive. any further questions? in the back. >> what happens [[naudible] [inaudible] >> let me make it clear that one part of this report that will not get much congressional support is tricare. i think it's in the interests of many of the people most opposed to the kind of think people have been through in afghanistan is people who have been through it. once we make it clear we are appropriately defined national security -- secondly, i hope every organization in this country that wants to see more spending on quality of life issues and lower taxes will join this effort. we need to make clear to people. those other efforts will be severely hampered. we will be making this available to people. we will ask people to buy some of it. i would urge peo

we were very conscious of the fact hat on monday, i believe, at the un, in a formal meeting, south koreao conducted the investigation would bring that matter to the council. and we think it adds just the kind of credibility that we want to see come out of this investigation. i will come back to you. >> just to follow up on the bhopal case -- >> we will go on with the flotilla and we will come back. >> is that an issue that affects jordan? >> with king abdallah, we normally highlight various issues in the region. it would not surprise me if that was a topic of discussion. >> elected flotilla question. to board ships in international waters -- the right to board a ship if it is carrying illicit materials in international waters? >> i think some of that authority was incorporated into 1874. some of that authority has been incorporated into 1929. >> to clarify, the u.s. believes it has an auttority to board ships from a security council resolution and not just as a matter of self-defense. >> i am not going to deep dive into international law, but i do believe that in the un charter is a righ

. -- south korea, india, and china. you can see that beginning live 5:00 p.m. sunday on c-span. c-span is now available in over 100 million homes bringing you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books all as a public service created by america's cable companies. >> on thursday, joint chiefs of staff mike mullen voiced the decision -- support to replace general the crystal -- mcchrystal with general petraeus. this event was hosted by the hill newspaper in washington. this is one hour. >> as most of you know his background, he was sworn in as the 17th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff on a sober first, two dozen 7. he was reconfirmed in the position in two dozen 9. he serves as the principal military advisor to the president, the national security council, and the homeland security council. the way we will work this this morning is the admiral will come and speak and we will open it up to questions and interests. i will run around like phil donahue with a microphone try to get everybody's questions answered. we will adjourn accomplish and about o

president obama milk -- will meet with leaders from south korea, india, and china. you can see live coverage on sunday starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. yesterday, house and senate members held an all-night meeting to hammer out differences in their financial regulation bills. the 20-hour session finished at about 5:40 friday morning. after the vote, senator christopher dodd and barney frank talk to reporters about the bill. >> i asked the clerk to call the house members who are all entitled to vote on this. >> will be conforming to technical -- do we as consent for that to occur? >> the effort will be to get this bill on to the internet as the title is red, and expect a vote on tuesday. the clerk will now call the roll -- >> when will we anticipate seeing the technical amendments? >> can i ask the staff -- as we produce them, some tomorrow, i would object to a staff member that came in here before noon tomorrow, i think. today. [applause] senate staff will be at their desks at 8:30 this morning. >> having slept there for the next couple of hours. i aske

we will follow the lead on -- the leader of south korea in terms of whether this matter comes to for the security council. we want to see the international community provide a united response that sends a clear message to north korea that these types of tragic and provocative acts will not be tolerated. but as to the steps that the international community takes, we will wait to see when the matter comes before the council. >> stay in the region for some marc >> hold on, i promise tempers. >> as you are aware, doddsaid that secretary gates will not be going to china next week when he will be in singapore and the region. and i wonder if you regard the chinese decision that it is not convenient for him to come now has a disappointment, particularly given that senior officials have told us that they were hopeful that gates would make a visit within a few weeks of the secretary's trip last week. >> i cannot judge. i will defer. i do not know what the explanation was from china. clearly, the kind of senior- level engagement that we have with a likes of secretary clinton, secretary gates, a

>> as to that particular story out of south korea, we would refer you to the south korean government. quirks >>> [unintelligible] there is some kind of back channel behind-the-scenes talks with the iranian government. i am skeptical that you would confirm that from the podium, but i am more skeptical that you are engaged in any talks with iran, a country for which you have no diplomatic relations. i do you deny this?+ >> if you go back over the 30 years, there have been lots of people on the other side of the equation that placed a call or found sunday in a hotel lobby and suggested that they were a part of a back channel. from our side, i am not aware of any. >> it was declared dead the president -- it was declared that the president would no longer take part in a the negotiations with the tehran deal. >> [unintelligible] >> [unintelligible] here. on the one hand, we have a matter under discussion at the u.s. security council. it is for inappropriate international response for that particular act. secondly, we remain fully engaged in implementing resolution 74. we have a wide range o

north korea is warninn that tension over the sinking of the south korean war ship could trigger a nuclear war unless the u.s. security council act impartially. the threat came just hours after the un ambassador told reporters that if military -- that military will respond if they condemn north korea over its the sinking of the south korean ship. those are some of the headlines on c-span radio. >> this weekend on "book tv" kai bird. and on after words, carl marlente4s. i.n.d. and type your weekend schedule at -- find the untie your weekend schedule at bookt v.org. >host: what did you find out on agent orange? guest: this is the irritants, the problem that is keeping us from having good relations with vietnam. if you go to vietnam, the people of vietnam leveed the united states -- led the united states. -- love the united states. but there is one problem that has always stopped great relations, and that is the fact that the u.s. trade and left a lot of agent orange there. we're talking about a country that is a very important economic partner. a great trading partner, and a strategic ally i

our competition now is all of the countries of europe, japan, south korea, china, malaysia, india, singapore, australia, brazil. the rest of the world. if we can have a government as i write in this book, while other countries are going pedal to the metal and starting to lap us so we need to have that competitive spirit and they do have a winning energy game plan in here. another thing about sports, no one ever goes to a game, no one pays to watch officials officiate. you don't go there to say gosh i hope that zebras figure out to-- who will win this game but too often in washington may come up with manipulations and burdens and nanny government regulations that impede the flow and whether it is our complicated tax code or this most recent health care monstrosity that-- what we want is not people to be dependent on the government. we want folks to be responsible for themselves and have more affordable personalized importable health care options, which i talk about in here, in my book. another chapter is defense wins championships. everyone talks about defense runs-- wins championships. defen

regulatory oversight, and a commitment to a accelerate this work and completed by the summit in south korea. i should notice that the issue of bank levees has been left to individual companies -- individual countries. continued progress on anti- protectionism, we have agreed to keep the standstill for another three years. also debt relief for the country of haiti, which as you know, is an important priority for canada. there's also summon porn work being completed on reform of international institutions. that work will continue as we move forward. the g-20 still has a lot to do to fully entrenched recovery. the g-20 still has a lot to do to fully entrenched. recovery, but these are importance steps forward -- fully entrenched the global recovery, but these are important steps forward. >> thank you very much. we will now take questions. when i call your name, please stand up and we will bring you the microphone. limit to one question and no follow-ups. a mandolin. -- amanda ling. >> there is an indication from president sarkozy that these targets may be a goal but not a firm commitment. we w

one northeast spent money on offices in china, japan, korea and australia. s.e.e.d.a., the south east england development agency -- the chairman of it spent 51,000 pounds on taxis and executive cars in one year alone. we need proper control of costs and spending. there has not been any for the last 13 years, and there sure is going to be under this government. >> margaret hodge. >> can i tell the prime minister about my constituent, nikki blunden, who is 37? she has a son aged four and is dying of cancer. her consultant wants to prescribe the new drug lapatinib, which could prolong her life. last week, n.i.h.c.e. deemed the treatment not to be cost- effective. will the prime minister stick to his promise not to hide behind n.i.h.c.e., and ensure that the primary care trust funds forthwith this nhs treatment? nikki blunden cannot wait. i ask the prime minister to act. >> i am grateful to the honorable lady for asking that question. my heart goes out to her constituent, nikki blunden. we want to see these cancer drugs get to patients more quickly, without the bureaucratic wheels ta

south america. everyone is afraid to talk to north korea. i think it is unevenly handed the way we have to decide when and where we will choose to spread freedom in the world. host: "the financial times" this morning. karzai still key to success of the mission. that is "the financial times." on our republican line from new york is gary. go ahead. it's a time to get out of afghanistan? -- is it time to get out of afghanistan? caller: i would like to leave this decision to the troops. it seems like they get avoided every time -- either political or public. and the troops -- it seems like we should have somebody polling for our troops because who has a better vision of what is going on there than them? host: in fact, if you are active duty personnel, to 02-628-0184 is the number to call. the next call comes from jack in baltimore on our independent line. caller: thank you for c-span. we can't get out of afghanistan. i think we are only fighting half of the enemy. i believe the representatives of afghanistan are really the problem. they seem to

south africa, where tensions are rising in some surprising ways. after oh, so many low-scoring games there was a sudden glut of goals today as portugal poured it on north korea 7-0. but it's been the poor performances of several european powers that has stolen the headlines so far. england and italy have both played two lack luster ties. then there's the french who seem to be out to set the wrong kind of world cup record for the bizarre. this weekend french striker was dismissed from the team after a heated argument with the coach . in response, his teammates refused to practice. >> no one can permit themselves to act like that either in the dressing room or elsewhere. the exemplary nature of high level sportsman is something important especially in football. no one can act this way. >> brown: today the coach said some of his players may refuse to play their final group game against host south africa tomorrow. as to south africa, if it loses that match, it would become the first post team to fail to advance beyond the group stage. part of what has been a disappointing round for african teams generally. in the meantime, the u.s. will advance with a win and po

. >> you expect - north korea [inaudible] you expect - you know, just to clarify to be sure that you didn't mishear me. we, the south korean government has sent a letter to the president of the security council. we do expect the material er to come up within the council in the next couple of weeks. we would expect to have you know per the south korean request an appropriate response from the un security council but what that specific response is, we'll or will be part of upcoming debate. sorry. >> letter to secretary clinton calling for the passage of the free trade agreement. >> calling for the a same? >> of the u.s./korea free trade agreement and the special permit to burma as well as - an increase east asia bureau funding here. have you seen the letter or do you intend to respond to it? >> of course we'll respond it to. i'm not aware of the letter yet. >> can i just come back to gaza related issue? thank you. but about the turkish american that was shot in the know tila do you have further information whether or not an investigation is underway or what the u.s. knows about this? et cetera? >> um... no change from

south africans themselves have made an effort in their presence to represent more than themselves, to represent the continent themselves. but that's not the same as having other african countries there. if in seoul, korea in november, the next summit, the koreans will propose to put development within the g 20 in a different way than in the g-8. you notice yesterday there was a lot of foe focus on foreign aid. aid. most, since there are 10 emerging markets in the g-20, they have a different take on this that development is an internal dynamic, that it is more than aid. it is trade. so there's a different way that g-20 could frame this. and if the g-20 does take on this development issue, i think you can expect that they will have to have more of the lower income developing countries at the table and you might see a seat or two going to other african either nations or regional groupings. host: our next call, joseph on our line for republicans out of virginia. caller: good morning, gentlemen. my comment has mainly to do with the united states. clearly, obama is a socialist and is killing small business in the united states. 80% of employees in the united states are hired by small business. obama's plan a

for then secretary of state had declared only a few months before that south korea lay outside the defense perimeter of the united states. north korean dictator reportedly took that as a green light to move forward with his invasion plans. this invasion resulted in between one million and 10 million korean dead and over 50,000 dead and more than 90,000 wounded members of the u.s. military. the lesson of june 25 is clear, do not equivocate with agressers, do not pandser to dictators. harry truman, in notifying the american people of this decision to deploy u.s. forces to korea, stated that north korea in solidarity with its communist allies has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations. 60 years later, as north korea engages in further armed aggression by deliberately torpedoing a south korean naval vessel and murdering 46 south korean sailors, it is clear that the united states and its allies must act with firm resolve to prevent an escalation of