that is a far more complete picture of what it takes to have a strong armed services. >> this is the beginning of the conference, not the end. thank you both. up next, when president obama took on the twitter-verse today -- that's a new phrase -- was it really the democrat's first step in trying to own social media? they better own it. this is "hardball" only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a living, breathing intelligence that's helping people rethink how they live. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice.