Kinds of words, all manner of words, that paid sure of a healthier economy that paint of a healthier economy, words like solid, strong, and strengthening. Still absent in the statement is a reference to balanced risks. As you know, there was much focused on this heading into the meeting, and again, the balanced seen since theen december statement. There are plenty of to be sures. Slowing growth and Household Spending as well as little change in inflation expectation. What is the overall takeaway . Much sums it up. The fed is trying to create enough room to raise rates at its june meeting without surprising the markets, and, of course, the june meeting comes with a revision of Economic Projections as well as a press conference with janet yellen, the fed chair. The fed also this time reiterated its desire to tighten policy at a gradual pace. That important . Because the fed is going to have to raise rates soon if it was to increase arming cost by 50 basis points before the end of the yea
Its very important and in the United States. Its like we are not in the practice of making distinctions between whose lives are more valuable. A christians life is very valuable, no one should be slaughtered in syria. No one should be put through assads killing machine whether these are christians, whether these are yezidis, shia. I always like pushing back on that idea, protector of minorities, because minority lives are not less valuable than those of the sunni arab majority in syria. So thanks very much again. Mike, if you could follow up, quickly, as many of you i hope have read mikes piece from last year on mosaic and mike has mike has, i believe, uniquely identified the different ways the administration has been moving in the region which are largely about iran but also syria is a major part of this. So i think mike is especially well positioned to be able to put this in a larger regional context and also in terms of u. S. Policy and different changes. So, mike, thanks very much.
It was very clear that we will not develop new Nuclear Weapons. Existingrefurbish 61, but weke the b would not provide than any new military capabilities. That remains this administrations policy. Theuld argue if you look at refurbishment program, it is fully consistent with the 2010 Nuclear Posture review. With regards to the delivery vehicles. This is the new submarine, the new bomber as well as the new ground launch missile. Heres the challenge. Most of these platforms have been operating well past their service lives. Therefore in order to maintain a secure and effective arsenal, we are going to need to modernize these platforms. We dont have a choice. Commander of Strategic Command mentioned in his speech a couple of weeks ago at the center for strategic and international studies, we have run out of time. And therefore i believe that the modernization of our delivery platforms are fully consistent with the 2010 Nuclear Posture review as well as the presence 2009 prague speech. Thr
An epidemic. Olivia deland is desperate for a fix. So desperate for heroin shes stealing from her family. What did you grab to take to the pawn shop . Just a weed eater. Im going to get it all back out tomorrow though. How much money can you get for it . You put it in the back of the car . 40 dollars. Which probably cost a couple of hundred dollars to buy . And youll buy 40 dollars worth of heroin . Yeah. I follow her as she drives away from the suburban home where she grew up. She races through the rain to get to the pawn shop before it closes. My anxiety is horribly high. Its just a really scary feeling. She arrives just in time. My whole body just aches and you have like chills, and you puke. Its like every symptom you can possibly think of. Its not the first time shes stolen from her family. She pawned her fathers leaf blower already this morning. Just to get high. 24yearold Olivia Deland is typical of the new face of the heroin epidemic young, welloff, and white. When you wake up
An epidemic. Olivia deland is desperate for a fix. So desperate for heroin shes stealing from her family. What did you grab to take to the pawn shop . Just a weed eater. Im going to get it all back out tomorrow though. How much money can you get for it . You put it in the back of the car . 40 dollars. Which probably cost a couple of hundred dollars to buy . And youll buy 40 dollars worth of heroin . Yeah. I follow her as she drives away from the suburban home where she grew up. She races through the rain to get to the pawn shop before it closes. My anxiety is horribly high. Its just a really scary feeling. She arrives just in time. My whole body just aches and you have like chills, and you puke. Its like every symptom you can possibly think of. Its not the first time shes stolen from her family. She pawned her fathers leaf blower already this morning. Just to get high. 24yearold Olivia Deland is typical of the new face of the heroin epidemic young, welloff, and white. When you wake up