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A half million. they're close on that. then on the entitle cuts they could structure it a few ways, including stringing out the trillions at issue over a period longer than ten years or shorter. they could adjust either way. i think you have not only the -- you have the cuts and cut over number of years. so i think there's leeway to go when there's a negotiation. but it is chaotic, no doubt. >> trace: oh, its chaotic and we're going to find out soon. lynn sweet, bureau chief for the "chicago sun-times" newspaper. thank you. >> thank you. a family spokesman says former president george h.w. b...

Negotiations. if they think iran is playing for time and stringing this out. i don't think they are prepared to wait very long. megyn: if they do see these stringing out, you know iran is going to drag its feet, and keep people dangling and not knowing how it's going to resolve. israel is watching its watch. but you tell me, can it go off iran and bomb iran when we are in the midst of these meetings? >> if they felt they had no other oipghts wouldn't slow them down in the slightest. you can hear from the state department and the europeans will say. we are make progress. you don't want to disru...

Korea, that ended in failure. and north koreans have been very, very good at doing three things. stringing out negotiations, wringing out economic concessions and then ultimately walking away from any hard commitments they make. we have to be very, very cautious heading into this. that we're not heading for a repeat of exactly that kind of process and dynamic. by the way, that's exactly what president obama tried to get out of it to break that pattern. all of that said, the bottom line here is that both of these leaders want this meeting. kim jong-un wants it and needs it because it gives to h...