afghanistan. they love the fact we're holding down the peace and maintaining stability so they can basically move in and transact business. they hate us because we're in a neighboring nation state which is one of the real sensitivities on the korean peninsula. china is going to have to stand up and say, we've got to play a role in our own backyard, something we've never had to do in 62 years of nationhood. we'll have to figure out how to deal with competing factions in our backyard and that's going to be very interesting to see how that plays out. >> you served as ambassador to china for president obama. let's talk politics now. how is your relationship with the republican party? is this your weak spot, the fact you worked for obama? and what is it about this president's leadership that you like and don't like? >> i worked for reagan, i worked for bush, i worked for bush. when a president asks you to serve your country in a time of war and economic difficulty, i'm