i think the press is in the habit of doing juxtapositions like that that don t capture reality well. i m a ph.d in economics and so you analyze everybody situation uniquely because every international situation is unique. so i don t have a pattern that fits every single incidence, but i think it s absolutely necessary that the u.s. does project its power abroad. i think our defense department is bigger than the next ten combined. without that i think would you have chaos without our commitment to rights abroad and keeping the peace. but that does not mean that we should not ask some of the european countries to pay part of the bill now. they ve all become rich and developed and so it s time to share the burden. all right. mr. brat, i will let you go. i know you re coach of your debate team there at randolph macon, so i figured you wouldn t