facing are outside the euro atlantic area, and can you help us with the growing security challenges around the world? if nato can that's great. if it can't and wants to look inward and that's what you hear from many europeans, they want nato to be focused on the european territories and we'll have divergent views and the europeans say it was a mistake to get involved with afghanistan. and americans say next time we won't go to nato the next time. >> are you optimistic. >> i believe in the fundamentals of our society. freedom, market, economy, we face the challenges in the world and learn to deal with those together. >> uma: ambassador, thank you for joining us with your perspective, we appreciate it very much. >> thanks for having me. >> uma: and pope benedict has changes in the catholic's position in artificial contraceptive in some cases. we'll go live to rome for this