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Immunity, some don t. this is basically our own militia force there. i think that goes back to the point that secretary panetta was making earlier. we are going to continue to have a presence, even when you look at the idea of having actors who be there to train iraqi forces, whether the trainings take place in baghdad or elsewhere in the region, the idea of the u.s. not having some type of footprint, whether it be military or civilian inside the region is a fallacy, so there will continue to be a u.s. presence inside the region on a whole variety of different aspects and levels. and bill cohen, before i let you go, can i ask you your view about the succession in saudi arabia. we don t expect any immediate change in policy, but the likely new heir apparent as crowned prince will be prince nayef, quite a hardliner after 9/11 he said some despicable things, blaming it as a conspiracy on the jews, only then changing his mind after al qaeda attacked the kingdom itself in 2003. ....
What kind of relationship are we going to have with the saudis in the future? well, much remains to be seen. i am, in fact, traveling to the region this wednesday and thursday, and hope to have discussions to see what the nature of that relationship is going to be, but king abdullah has been a good friend to the united states. he s very much in charge. he may use this opportunity to start putting more people in place that would be, have a more moderate line than perhaps we re hearing from prince nayef. after the death of the crowned prince over the weekend, prince sultan. up next another plan to help beleaguered homeowners? we ll ask the secretary of housing and urban development right here. this is andrea mitchell reports only on msnbc. [ male announcer ] tom s discovering that living healthy can be fun. ....
economy. housing in america. if we don t fix it more downgrades of our economy are coming. the president rolling out some changes to his tenth housing plan today in one of america s hardest hit cities, las vegas. if you meet certain requirements you will have the chance to refinance at lower rates which could save you hundreds of dollars a month and thousands of dollars a year on mortgage payments. in a nutshell the plan increases the number of home owners eligible to refinance. now the administration says it would allow more of the five to seven million under water home owners who are still current on their mortgage payments to refinance. the administration is pushing for a rate of about 4% for those refis. we had two key questions. one, will the plan increase housing prices? well the chief economist of real estate website zilo told us even if the plan is fully implemented and everything is perfect prices for homes may not rise. that was not the answer we were hopi ....