translator: so i look forward to having a discussion on the issue of north korea, including both nuclear as well as missile issues and also the abduction issue which is a priority issue for japan. [speaking foreign language] translator: so we have the gorgeous setting for both of us to have today s discussion, and i very much feel delighted and also privileged to have a discussion with donald today to talk about our cooperation throughout the development of both japan and the united states and also how we can corroborate together to realize peace in the region as well as in the entire international
about a missile gap that wasn t there. there wasn t space between nixon and kennedy on the missile issues. it s the same thing in 2012. there s really no space between what mitt romney has said he wants president obama to do and president obama is actually doi doing. what mitt romney is depending on right now, relying on, and i think it s a very dangerous thing for him to do given the state of international relations in the the middle east right now in this particular moment with iran. but he s going back to some preconceptions that some americans and conservatives had based on what president obama said in 2008. where he was naive about how you address iran. and in 2009 where he did wait too long to criticize the brutal crackdown in the streets of tehran. but three years later, this president has self-corrected.
victory is very important for president obama. when he first came to the senate, the senior senator from indiana was his mentor and obama really got interested in these missile issues. and so for him to be able to pass this s.t.a.r.t. treaty through the senate is a real victory. you have some accomplishments for the president but the republicans were able to stop is the spending bill and come to a deal on taxes. in a way, it s also a truce. republicans had some victories but obama has been able to push through some of his priorities. i wonder if any of you set your alarm for 1:00 2rx:00 in the morning. astronomy buffs are bleary after getting up to witness a total solar eclipse. it moved from a bright silver into a fiery red. some indirect sunlight pierces through to give the moon that eerie red glow. the last time it coordinated