had decided to go into another country because it felt it was the right thing to do, what would the united states be saying? i know it's a hypothetical, but this appears to be pretty serious. >> well, again, i mean, i think you have to understand what -- we've seen the reports that you're talking about. this is not an invasion of a country. we urge the government of bahrain, as we have repeatedly, as well as other gcc countries to exercise restraint. >> due to the ongoing unrest in bahrain, the u.s. state department said this morning that american citizens should defer travel to bahrain and suggested that americans there should leave. taking another step toward an expected run for the 2012 republican presidential nomination, mississippi governor hailey barbour took his economic message on the road yesterday, addressing the chicagoland chamber of commerce in president obama's own hometown. barbour blamed the president's economic policies for failing to revive the economy.