election, although that's still a real concern. but is an ongoing challenge to what, in many ways, you could argue, threatens us more than these geopolitical challenges which is the social fabric and institutions of our country. >> i want to also ask you as a former middle east adviser for the obama state department and for the nsc, about what the president said in davos today because he was talking with -- or yesterday, i suppose. he was talk with netanyahu about the refugee aid that is now being withheld from the palestinians after having already made the decision december 6th to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. and let's listen to the president speaking about that recommendation on the refugee a aid. >> if we can make peace between israel and the palestinians if we do that, i would consider that one of our truly great achievements. but the money is on the table. the money was never on the