u.s. but you say look at the good we're doing. >> in the history of the world america is by far the most generous country in that history we give $50.1 billion last year in foreign aid. look at what american billionaires are doing in africa trying to cure mall area and cure aids, what specially led by bill gates and the bill gates foundation. we protect the world's shipping lanes so a lot of countries don't have to have extra fleets because we protect the commerce around the globe. i'm very proud of america's generosity. america has its faults but the generosity of americans is something to be very proud of. >> dagen: gary b., why do we get bashed so much though? >> you know, i guess there is the perception of the ugly american that has persistent persisted probably since the 60s i suppose but really it comes down to the facts and we should and at least in the area of generosity and giving john pointed out how much we give. we give on a per capita basis as a percentage of gdp almost twice