with republicans. >> at a canadian lakeside resort, the discussion with republicans, when it stop spending and start cutting, and steven harper applauded the leaders of germany and great britain to cut by the biggest amounts in decades. >> we appreciate your responsible-- before leaving washington the president signaled a flexible push. >> to promote global economic growth while ensuring that each nation can pursue a path that is sustainable for its own public finances. >> canada's finance minister predicted no deficit targets will be reached since some countries have urgent problems and others presumably like the u.s. have room to maneuver. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says there's more maneuver room than people think. >> i've said publicly, the biggest threat to our national security is our debt. >> the interest on it, he says, could equal the pentagon's