ambiguity it prevents united states from defending allies if there is an attack on saudi arabia uae kuwaitsrael jordan or whoever and i hope everybody looks at the language to decide for themselves what it says. paragraph b come in general to be provided subsection c nine of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available to the department of defense or any other department or agency may be use of military force in or against iran. what are the exceptions? there are three. that limitation of subsection b shall not occur if it has declared war or statutory authorization for such use of military force and if some is enacted in the defense of the allies a national emergency is created upon the attack of the united states and armed forces. we get intelligence if iran is under attack this language prohibits the united states from getting that kind of attack to save the lives that would otherwise be lost. i urge this committee to vote against it. >> mister chairman. two points i agree the 2001 aumf to apply to iran but to be clear the 2,012,003 we keep it that simple in the s

kuwait, qatar for business related events. hopefully we are coming to the tail end of that trade. that came at the expense of uae.owth in the system is not exciting. around 2%, 3%, 5%. but that is more like extending lines to your existing clients. i don't mind being paid 6%. and waiting for re-rating. yousef: your top view is kuwait? >> kuwait has been one of our favorites. we continue to like it. the banking sector repeatedly mentioned that it is completely over provision, very safe. no skeletons in the closet. retail remains strong. government spending continues at a healthy clip. they have the lowest breakeven point in terms of budget. yousef: up next, trade talk optimism lifts market. robert lighthizer and his team are prepared to head to china for face-to-face negotiations. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ yousef: welcome back to the "best of daybreak: middle east." u.s. trade officials are set to fly to china on monday for the first high-level face-to-face talks since may. robert lighthizer and his team will be in shanghai for discussions that are expected to review the issues dividing the two sides. we got more wit