union level. and so one always, american diplomats always have to work both in the national capitals and in the e.u. central, and germany is the key national capital in which to start to maneuver that. that's why i say a bi-lateral relationship, strong one, special one, with germany does not have to be at expense of other kind of relationships, because of the nature of how germany now works in europe, it works through these multi-lateral groupings, also nato, for instance. >> charles, why not just go directly to berlin and get the answers you want direct from horse's mouth when you want something from germany? >> i'd agree with dan that the u.s. has to, has to do both. you have to deal with the national capitals because they still have a lot of power, but you also need to go to brussels, partly because they do have power in brussels, but also because i think it's in the american interest to do what it can to breathe life into the european project. europe has been at it for about 60 years, it has m

union level. and so one always, american diplomats always have to work both in the national capitals and in the e.u. central, and germany is the key national capital in which to start to maneuver that. that's why i say a bi-lateral relationship, strong one, special one, with germany does not have to be at expense of other kind of relationships, because of the nature of how germany now works in europe, it works through these multi-lateral groupings, also nato, for instance. >> charles, why not just go directly to berlin and get the answers you want direct from horse's mouth when you want something from germany? >> i'd agree with dan that the u.s. has to, has to do both. you have to deal with the national capitals because they still have a lot of power, but you also need to go to brussels, partly because they do have power in brussels, but also because i think it's in the american interest to do what it can to breathe life into the european project. europe has been at it for about 60 years, it has m

so you have high-level ambassadors to the united states, to china, to the european union, elsewhere saying we can't do it. we won't do it. >> brown: i start by saying that this speech-- and there were some bizarre moments in there. i just wrote down a few. he referred to a small group of youth having been given hall use nation pills and attacking innocent people. where does it come from? how do people hear that? >> well, i think he is trying to scare people. this is a scare tactic. his son tried to do the same thing. if you remember a few days earlier his son was using the same tactic. he said there were drug addicts, they were criminals. so he's trying to say these are not real protestors. they're not really your libyan man in the street. these are criminals, drug addicts and they're creating chaos in your country so you shouldn't follow them. >> brown: now this man, his relationship with the u.s. most often aggressive, most off confrontational. some periods of thaw, right? give us a little brief history here of our relations with him. >> well, after the explosion of the pan am 103 obviou

the european union wants to each -- ease pressure on animal food prices, which would be passed on to consumers. food producers have to import much of their feet from abroad. supplies to the you have dropped, partly as a result of a russian band imposed after last year's drought. germany's economic recovery is giving the labor market a needed lift. the number ojob vacancies has risen sharply, to about 1 million. many german firms are putting an extra effort to keep the staff employed. >> the economic recovery in germany is having a ripple effect. the manufacturing sector is hiring new staff. for the first time in two years, the number employed in industry is rising. now, there is a shortage of skilled workers. companies like bmw are focusing on taking care of existing employees, especially those with more experience. >> our older workers in particular played a big role in creating a harmonious, have the work place. the understand work processes and now how to react -- and know how to react in different circumstances. >> the service industry has played a role. that includes retail, hos

union. the pressure is going to be raised significantly on mubarak now to step aside. i do think you are going to see the rapidly deteriorating relationship between cairo and washington, on a political level, although you are going to continue to see close ties between the u.s. military and the egyptian army. certainly, the u.s. side is urging the egyptian military against using force against the protesters, who no doubt will be turning out in growing numbers on the streets of cairo and other egyptian cities. >> we have heard president barack obama wanting a smooth transition. is president mubarak needed for stability in the region? >> i think there are significant fears, not only israel, but also here in the united states, with regard to a transition that is too rapid, in the sense that this would allow the muslim brotherhood, the best organized opposition movement in egypt, to score significant political points. there is fear in cairo. but mubarak is seen as damaged goods. his internationa

of the european union. can i also share the sentiment that it would be a tragedy if the opportunity was not grass to address israel and palestine. can i give my support for the rest of resumption of talks between israel and the palestinians and his decision to support the u.n. security council resolution settlement. can he say what steps will be taken to get resolution moving? can the prime minister confirm that the governor will work with the eu partners to strengthen guidelines and the operations of the rules of arms sales? can i ask about lessons to be learned from the immediate crisis? many members of the house have been dealing with constituents deeply anxious about their family members stranded in libya. should the foreign the office -- for office have done more to evacuate our citizens? can he explain why this was not the case? given the scale of emergency in the transparency for coordination and a director, does he now great that the emergency committee should have been conveyed earlier than thursda

of appreciation in certain countries in the european union about the interdependency. >> i wanted to say that myself. on the dependency of the u.k. of our own prosperity and it is so obvious. but we have to know that the u.k. is -- more important in the u.s. so we have as i said a new stake in the prosperity of the u.k.. >> let's go finally to you and then i promise a little bit more about job creation, because and growth, because from your private perspective. this is really where europe, continental continental europe has lagged in the last decade. with the exception of germany recently, but still it is a big problem. >> obviously it is a problem. it is an area where the swedish current government, the conservative one has one or two consecutive elections on the basis of job creation and so indeed it is something which is very much in focus. i think relatively speaking, that european business has to rethink, and we have to work together with their fellow politicians as i mentioned before in order to say -- stay more competitive. it goes back to the very fundamental question of educ

the european union wants to each -- ease pressure on animal food prices, which would be passed on to consumers. food producers have to import much of their feet from abroad. supplies to the you have dropped, partly as a result of a russian band imposed after last year's drought. germany's economic recovery is giving the labor market a needed lift. the number of job vacancies has risen sharply, to about 1 million. many german firms are putting an extra effort to keep the staff employed. >> the economic recovery in germany is having a ripple effect. the manufacturing sector is hiring new staff. for the first time in two years, the number employed in industry is rising. now, there is a shortage of skilled workers. companies like bmw are focusing on taking care of existing employees, especially those with more experience. >> our older workers in particular played a big role in creating a harmonious, have the work place. the understand work processes and now how to react -- and know how to react in different circumstances. >> the service industry has played a role. that includes retail, h

much of what happens on the nato level you should be looking up in the european states. and if you look at a country like's taupe b ya which now -- estonia which has a volunteer army during peacetime who call themselves -- it's an official entity -- ca t

of appreciation in certain countries in the european union about the interdependency. >> i wanted to say that myself. on the dependency of the u.k. of our own prosperity and it is so obvious. but we have to know that the u.k. is -- more important in the u.s. so we have as i said a new stake in the prosperity of the u.k.. >> let's go finally to you and then i promise a little bit more about job creation, because and growth, because from your private perspective. this is really where europe, continental continental europe has lagged in the last decade. with the exception of germany recently, but still it is a big problem. >> obviously it is a problem. it is an area where the swedish current government, the conservative one has one or two consecutive elections on the basis of job creation and so indeed it is something which is very much in focus. i think relatively speaking, that european business has to rethink, and we have to work together with their fellow politicians as i mentioned before in order to say -- stay more competitive. it goes back to the very fundamental question of educ

to maintain our current troop levels or expenditure levels in the european theater. my amendment will save taxpayer money and improve military preparedness for conflicts in zones where america has a strategic imperative to fight the global war on terrorism. i urge a yes vote on the amendment and yield back. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. who seeks time in opposition to the amendment? the gentleman from ohio. do you seek time in opposition? >> yes, i do. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> the gentleman from colorado says there's no strategic rationale for these troops but there's no strategic rationale for this amendment. the amendment is completely arbitrary in the cuts proposed and no basis for these levels of cuts that are proposed. in fact, the strategic rationale is for the support of our troops currently serving in europe. secretary gates just wednesday appeared before the armed services committee and while he was there he testified that it is the presence of our military on t

you cannot get into the european union with a debt in excess of 60% of the gdp. people asked me when do you think will turn into greece or iceland or portugal or spain what i'm saying at many levels we are there already because of the amount of money that we have spent over the last couple of years. its most frightening thing that i have seen. i had a press conference when the republican committee unveiled a spending cut program, someone asked me what you think about your first couple of weeks and i said if you're not losing sleep over this size of our deficit, then you simply are not paying attention. the good news is unduly you with us and let the other speakers talked, the good news is i think the house, them majority in congress is starting to pay attention. very excited about the announcement last night that we have cut $140 billion. the message is getting too. i don't think it would've happened but for this freshman class. i don't think it would've happened but for groups like you. and it just glad that it has. thank you very much come and talk to you in a