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Still, i do wonder though, you know, this is what you're dealing with. this is still the power of the united states. it's still, you know, the strongest country in the world. so the impact abroad is? >> the impact abroad we have polling numbers through global research numbers showing our division of the united states is at an unprecedenteded low but let's look at the variables we have the secretary general of the united nations saying the america power is on decline and the president today in his speech saying he is going to pull back on foreign assistance and only going to give it to his frie...

>> right. >> medicaid, social security, defense spending, the obama team talks a little bit about cutting back defense spending but not in a significant way. not in a post -- i guess we're now in the post-post-war era. not in a way that really fits our times. nobody's talking seriously about this. >> cutting defense spending maybe 8%, and still leaves us at a fairly high level. you're right. the debate about the economy still hasn't gotten serious. it's still at the political level, the slogan level, rather than at the policy level. >> there are a lot of ideologues, mika, that watch this show ...

Probably setting themselves up for failure but taking on cuts and taking on hard things, reforming medicare and medicaid, thinking about cutting back defense spending. they need to be talked about. politicians are great about talking about it. every debate was talking about government spending but at the end of the day we only cut $7 billion seems like a lot to greece. >> mark: thanks, guys. >> iranian threatens this to close a popular water way and the price of oil could spike. some see the provocation as acts of war. and ambassador john bolton is up with this developing story up next on hann...

Probably setting themselves up for failure but taking on cuts and taking on hard things, reforming medicare and medicaid, thinking about cutting back defense spending. they need to be talked about. politicians are great about talking about it. every debate was talking about government spending but at the end of the day we only cut $7 billion seems like a lot to greece. >> mark: thanks, guys. >> iranian threatens this to close a popular water way and the price of oil could spike. some see the provocation as acts of war. and ambassador john bolton is up

Probably setting themselves up for failure but taking on cuts and taking on hard things, reforming medicare and medicaid, thinking about cutting back defense spending. they need to be talked about. politicians are great about talking about it. every debate was talking about government spending but at the end of the day we only cut $7 billion seems like a lot to greece. >> mark: thanks, guys. >> iranian threatens this to close a popular water way and the price of oil could spike. some see the provocation as acts of war. and ambassador john bolton is up and ambassador john bolton is up