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They are being slaughtered by assad's barrel bombs. another issue, the u.s. debt is likely to double over the next 30 years. right now it amounts to 77% of g.d.p, the highest level since the post world war ii era. if current law remains in effect it will jump to 150% by the year 2047. the interest on the debt which will more than quadruple, the problem is that revenue and spending projected to grow, spending will far out weigh revenue. if he achieves his goal of 4%

Economic growth, the gdp will grow. economists say it will be difficult to reach. the latest number on the fourth quarter they were increased 1.2% for the fourth quarter but this math should be at the forefront of every discussion that happens in washington. when you have a debt the size of our economy, at some point you don't have the wiggle room to spend on education or on the military or anything else when you are just spending so much to service your debt. >> and when you have pledged not to touch entitlements and a trillion dollars spending package. >> when he said he could get rid of the...

To amplify here. the germans half way down the table of countries failing to meet the commitment having major elections later this year. what we heard from another foreign minister going into the meeting is yes, we are speeding up our commitment to meet the 2% but can't just jump into it. perhaps the message will resonate across and around the table perhaps no more so than here in belgium the headquarters of nato. they're at the bottom of that list that make up the 2% of gdp. >> when you have to go right to nato's house and have that conversation, that might be a little bit more difficult. tha...

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