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this cheer leading competition that happens. i think that -- i don't think that politicians lie. i think that they put the best gloss on their side soft story. and i do think that with 30-second commercials they hammer home on those. i think they distort on both sides and i think that's the nature of the political campaigns. and i agree with the caller that we need to truthfully face the problems that are hitting this country, especially when it comes to spending because we scompli cannot afford to spend the way we have without revenue and no one wants to raise taxes and the governme...

space shom the u.s. russian nuclear cooperation efforts. we'll hear from the chief u.s. negotiator on the s.t.a.r.t. treaty and other arms control analysts. from the council on foreign relations, this is 55 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> okay we can get started, please. >> my name is cliff, the directorate the eurasia group and i would like to welcome everyone to today's council on foreign relations committee. first, just a few housekeeping items. please come completely turn off not just put on vibrate your cellphone, blackberry, any wireless devices to avoid interference with...

negotiating. in other words, these are the kinds of things that we would involve in a negotiation rather than unilateral action. that is a very important mark to look at and i refer all of you to them if you are not familiar to them. it lays out a policy very succinctly in my view. very interesting proposal. there are a number of proposals in and out of government. i am not at this stage in my own deliberation or with my interagency colleagues ready to endorse the -- my colleagues may have some other things to say on that. >> when you look at just europe now, there is a lot of pressu...