determined opponents, the head of the sierra club tell me why he disagrees. next up, hugo chavez is dead. will his successor continue chavez s antiamerican, antiwestern, anticapitalist ways or is this the beginning of a new venezuela? we have a great panel. including moses nian. also, rand paul is worried about americans killing americans on american soil. he s right. but there s another huge problem with drones we need to start worrying about. i ll explain. first, here s my take. later this year the obama administration will have to make a decision on whether to green light the keystone pipeline. that s the 2,000 mile pipeline that would bring oil from the tar sands of canada to the gulf of mexico. i m sure you ve heard all the dire warnings about it. but another way to think about this, is to ask, what would happen if the pipeline did not go forward? the department of state released an extremely thorough report that tries to answer just this question, and it concludes basically
that s what america does. at some stage the decisions we ve made in the last few years will come back to haunt us. instead, let s think through this new situation carefully, put in place legal procedures and limits so that we do not usher in a global free for all with drones. up next, china gets ready to formally anoint its new president. what it means for china and the world. i ve got a good panel. dad: you ll be fine, ok? girl: ok. dad: you look so pretty. i m overprotective. that s why i got a subaru. love. it s what makes a subaru, a subaru. she can t always move the way she wants. now you can.
drones has become mainstream. logon to amazon.com and you will find a version for under $300, in choices of blue, green and yellow trim. it s not hard to imagine the next step, weaponized drones, could be designed and deployed by groups other than the cia. in fact, it s already happening. i was struck by a recent news report that china considered using a drone to kill a drug lord in myanmar. today it s myanmar, tomorrow it could very well be some place in asia or beyond. the international institute of strategic studies identifies 50 countries that actively using unmanned aerial vehicles. if we do it, why can t they. you have the question of what happens if and when weaponized drones fall into the wrong hands. what if the taliban gets one, al qaeda does? where does it stop? and just imagine a simple point, what if china starts using drones regularly against what s regards as terrorists and defends itself by saying, well,