getting to the palestinians. there are a number of people involved, states involved. but the iranians have a long-standing belief that they secure their position by being hostile to israel and by being hostile to the united states. it is a regime that is very sensitive and unsure of itself and they take it out by trying to attack us and attack the israelis. >> jamie: i have to ask thuquestion, though, because a lot of people i know will ask me, president obama, during his first term, chose not to visit israel permanenty, in his capacity as president. he is on an asian tour right now, talking a lot about economics and the economies -- he was in thailand this morning. should he be in the region right now? >> maybe not in the region right now because the negotiations that are going on would just be distracted by the president being on the ground out there. but he certainly needs to make a trip out to the region.