was going to be trying a -- training point for long range weapon component. from pyongyang to tehran. and it went through china and we asked our ambassador to do everything we could to stop the shipment. we couldn't. here you have china collaborating with the two major nuclear rogue states. helping one arm the other. serious development. >> bret: last word, mara. how much damage control is secretary clinton doing around the world? why not put president obama out on this and say we're sorry? >> right now, i think the decision has been made to leave her in the lead. it makes sense at this point. this came from the state department. she's calling all the people she deals with. for now it makes a lot of sense. i actually think the substantive stuff that comes out we talked about is more important than the ruffling of feathers than saying nasty