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Or contact with anti-abortion demonstrators and protesters or any form of extremists at that clinic in colorado specifically? >> sure. well, colorado springs has always been the site of a lot of protests. and unfortunately over the last three or four months as you kind of mentioned earlier in the show weve had renewed protests at a lot of health centers across the country. so weve been very vigilant about security. theres kind of three things we do in the security realm. one is we work very clos...

In the system. the one thing that concerns me most as i look at where we are, there is -- were running out of trust in terms of how the american people see our key institutions of power. whether thats washington and congress, whether the executive branch, or whether wall street. and when you start running on empty in terms of trust, that puts our country in a very vulnerable spot. >> you know china well. herman cain said this week they didnt have nuclear capability. what does that say to you abo...

But specific to china. as far as the eye can see into the 21st century the united states and china are on the world stage. and whether thats in the economic realm or whether its in the security realm, weve got to figure out how to make that relationship work. and it would be nice to have a president in office who actually had a head start and actually knew them intimately well in terms of the economics and the security issues involved. >> mitt romney was the one who you were supposed to be draft...

Made any significant movement, wolf. >> do you have any sense what theyre hoping to accomplish? >> one u.s. official said there will be nothing big from the meetings. they see it as a chance to set the agenda. to sit down and discuss a host of issues, such as human rights, such as trade, and the currency issue as well. white house spokesman robert gibbs today voted out and essentially admitted that nothing significant will happen overnight. it will all take time. >> this is a long road. and whet...

>> do you believe that this is a violation in some ways or is the president within his rights to take the clearance away from a man who is no longer working in the security realm in any official capacity. is the president okay doing this? >> well, you know, ill give you my lawyer answer first. the president can, would pull a clearance on anyone inside the executive branch. thats his prerogative. i was at the cia for over 30 years. i dont remember the president personally pulling security clearan...

Most as i look at where we are, there is -- were running out of trust in terms of how the american people see our key institutions of power. whether thats washington and congress, whether the executive branch, or whether wall street. and when you start running on empty in terms of trust, that puts our country in a very vulnerable spot. >> you know china well. herman cain said this week they didnt have nuclear capability. what does that say to you about a level of preparedness to be president on ...