stripes. he was evil dictator before and continues to be one now. gaddafi libya was on the u.n. human rights council, though he has been a serial human rights abuser for years and it took slaughter of innocent libyans for the u.s. to act and take them off the human rights council. cuba is still there, china is still there, russia. you name it. we have been part of the problem. let's not become another part of the problem by trying to enfo enforce military solutions that are going to be difficult for to us do alone. we're not -- we don't have the money to be the policeman of the world anymore. it has to stop. >> shannon: with all of the different countries playing out with unrest and protest, how does the u.s. pick and choose where we get involved and where we have interests that will be impacted? >> we certainly have to protect the strategic interest. we have to protect our democratic ally israel, who is confronted with the