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Very small part of our nuclear arsenal. the senate has to go over, i think, very carefully the language on defense and you know, the specifics. at best, it does no harm, but well see in the next few months. >> stuart: janet in a broader picture im asking what we give up? >> well, we did-- the issue is that weve made the commit to enhance the so-called reset with russia and beyond that as the president keeps saying the point of doing nuclear arms reduction is to send a signal to our adversaries, ...

For us, this only concerns a very small part of our nuclear arsenal. the senate has to go over it carefully the language on missile defense and the specifics. at best it does no harm. well see in the next few months. >> stuart: in the broader picture what does it do with your relationship with russia? im asking what did we give up? >> issue is weve made this commitment to enhance the so-called reset with russia. beyond that, as the president keeps saying the point of doing nuclear arms reduction...

Commitments on substantive things like nuclear arms. this is a very hopeful kind of diplomacy that the president is engaged in. now, let me give you a specific. when the president talked to president medvedev in russia and the idea was that we would get a security council resolution on iran, medvedev told him there would be no gasoline sanctions in that resolution because russia opposes doing that to the iranian people. what in the name of heavens are we going to do in the united nations if weve...

Very small part of our nuclear arsenal. the senate has to go over, i think, very carefully the language on defense and you know, the specifics. at best, it does no harm, but well see in the next few months. >> stuart: janet in a broader picture im asking what we give up? >> well, we did-- the issue is that weve made the commit to enhance the so-called reset with russia and beyond that as the president keeps saying the point of doing nuclear arms reduction is to send a signal to our adversaries, ...

Commitments on substantive things like nuclear arms. this is a very hopeful kind of diplomacy that the president is engaged in. now, let me give you a specific. when the president talked to president medvedev in russia and the idea was that we would get a security council resolution on iran, medvedev told him there would be no gasoline sanctions in that resolution because russia opposes doing that to the iranian people. what in the name of heavens are we going to do in the united nations if weve...

Reported here last night, there will be one noticeable absence. the israeli prime minister, netanyahu said he would attend the conference to highlight the dangers of terrorists getting nuclear weapons but he called it off. officials in his office say he was afraid other countries would single out israel for their security nuclear program. and now live from the jerusalem newsroom. we are learning more of what led up to this decision. the white house says netanyahu is not attending because of comm...

Arms reduction treaty. it includes significant reductions in the nuclear weapons that we will deploy. it cuts our delivery vehicles by roughly half. it includes a comprehensive verification regime, which allows us to further build trust and enables both sides the flexibility to protect our security as well as americas unwavering commitment to our european allies. i look forward to working with the united states senate to achieve ratification for this important treaty later this year. finally, th...

Finally, this day demonstrates the determination of the united states and russia, the two nations that hold over 90% of the worlds nuclear weapons, to pursue responsible global leadership. together we are keeping our commitments under the nuclear nonproliferation treaty, which must be the foundation for global nonproliferation. while the new s.t.a.r.t. stretr is a step forward, its just one step. the stage will be set for further cuts. we hope to pursue discussions with russia on producing our s...

Elect electorates. he basically said, i switched parties because i looked at the polls. at a certain level, i cant imagine that helps anyone in wondering what his true commitments are. >> final word to you, pat buchanan. illinois, pennsylvania, democrats trailing those two states that obama carried. whats it mean? >> well, its -- in california, all three states have gone democratic in the last five presidential elections. republicans pick up those senate seats by 2012, 2014 when democrats have t...

Done and i am confident all of you are going to get the job done right here in afghanistan. i am confident of that. thats why i ordered more troops and civilians here into afghanistan shortly after taking office. thats why we took a hard look and forged a new strategy and committed more resources in december. thats why weve pushed our friends and allies and partners to pony up more resources themselves, more commitments of aid and additional forces and trainers. our broad mission is clear. we ar...