Well, good morning everybody, thank you for turning out on a brutally hot day in the middle of july on a friday afternoon when you should really be some where else. We do have some important things to discuss and my name is jeffery kemp, i am the director of Regional Security programs here of the center of the National Interest. I am joined by two speakers and one commentator and paul pillar and demetrius let me talk about the format that we are going to have this morning. A fascinating book that was just written called the end void. My journey to the turbulent world to afghanistan, iraq and the un and had a distinguish academic record as well. He brings both academic to the project. Paul pillard, covering in southeast asia, i dont know what it is called today. Clearly critical part of the wo world. He also published a book which i do not have a hand out to show the krcameras. It is called why americans miss understand the world. Which is a country kritique of unique demetrius here is