troops. triples the spending there. and our casualties, of course, gone up as a result. then you get frank complaining about how much is being spent on afghanistan. i think you ought to sit down and have a chat with his president. look, the liberals, the democrats have been saying this for a century. whenever you need money. you take it away from the one essential function of government which is national defense. and perhaps he also hasn't heard same date john kennedy under him. we spent half of the federal budget, 50% was on defense. today it was less than 20%. and falling. he wants to cut it in half. he mentioned japan. that means essentially turning over the pacific rim to china. i'm not sure that's really good idea. >> you are actually agreeing with me. so, be very, very careful as you know. >> occasionally, bill. >> reputation will be ruined if you agree with me. >> look, bill, i have to acknowledge that occasionally