1 >> TODAY ON EARTH FOCUS, AS THE POPULATION GROWS, THE ENVIRONMENT CHANGES.

>> THE WORLD'S POPULATION REACHED 7 BILLION IN 2011 AND IT IS GROWING.

IT WILL TOP 9 BILLION IN 40 YEARS.

>> WE KNOW THAT ALREADY THE GLOBAL POPULATION OF 7 BILLION IS EXERTING A VERY CLEAR DEGREE OF STRESS ON A LIMITED ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES.

>> IF WE, AT THIS SIZE WORLD'S POPULATION, HAVE UNBELIEVABLE IN THE QUALITY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND BELIEVABLE IN JUSTICE, GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS HAVE BEEN IN A WORLD OVER, HOW IS THAT GOING TO GET BETTER WITH AN INCREASED WORLD POPULATION?

ESPECIALLY ONE THAT HAS BEEN GROWING SO RAPIDLY AND EXPONENTIALLY?

>> POPULATION MATTERS TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> IT IS NOT ABOUT CONTROLLING POPULATION, IT IS ABOUT GIVING WOMEN THE TOOLS THEY NEED BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND, TIME AND AGAIN, WHEN YOU GIVE WOMEN THE TOOLS, THEY MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

THEY OPT FOR SMALLER FAMILIES, AS MANY KIDS AS THEY CAN FEED, TAKE CARE OF FROM A HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, AND THE WAY THAT YOU MAKE SURE THAT FORMULA PLAYS OUT IN A WAY THAT WORKS IS BY GIVING WOMEN THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO HAVE FAMILY PLANNING.

WASHINGTON >>-BASED POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL, ITS ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION.

THEIR NEW FILM "WEATHERING CHANGE" LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE ON WOMEN.

>> "WEATHERING CHANGE" TELLS A COMPELLING SET OF STORIES OF WOMEN FROM PERU, NEPAL, AND INDIA.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTARY YOU WILL HEAR WOMEN SAY, I WORK BURDEN AS WOMEN IS HEAVY, OUR LIFE IS DIFFICULT.

CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES IT ALL THE MORE DIFFICULT.

A NUMBER OF STUDIES, INCLUDING ONES THAT WE HAVE DONE FOR POPULATION ACTION INTERNATIONAL HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THAT WOMEN ARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT.

THEY ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> TODAY, ANY PROBLEM WE HAVE IS LINKED TO THE CHANGING WEATHER.

WE HAD A GOOD STANDARD OF LIFE, NOT.

-- GROWING UP.

MY FATHER USED TO GET FIVE TO 600 KILOS PER HARVEST.

NOW WE CAN BARELY GET 100.

EVEN THOUGH THE LAND IS GREEN, IT IS NOT FRUITFUL.

IT HAS NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS.

>> THE SCIENCE HAS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED THAT WE, AS HUMAN BEINGS, ARE HAVING AN NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT IS THAT BOTH CO2 EMISSIONS ARE HAVING NEGATIVE IMPACT ON US AND OUR WORLD, IN ADDITION TO THE NATURAL SYSTEMS AND ECOSYSTEMS AND HOW THEY FUNCTION.

WHAT WE HAVE SEEN, ONE LOOK AND GLOBAL POPULATION TRENDS IS THAT MOST OF THE CO2 EMISSIONS ARE COMING FROM THE MORE INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, LIKE THE UNITED STATES, WHERE THERE ARE HIGH CONSUMPTION LEVELS.

>> MOST OF THE GROWTH IS OCCURRING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHERE THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING AT THE PORT -- FRONT LINES OF THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS.

THIS RAISES THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT TO THESE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS.

>> BECAUSE IT USED TO RAIN SEASONALLY, WE HAD OUR USUAL HARVEST.

BUT NOW, BECAUSE OF THE ERRATIC WEATHER, WITH THE RE NOT FOLLOWING SEASONAL PATTERNS, THE HARVEST HAS DECREASED AND IT IS AFFECTING OUR LIVELIHOOD.

>> [TRANSLATION] THE ONLY WAY WE CAN RAISE OUR KIDS IS FROM THE LAND.

IF THE LAND FAILS TO PRODUCE, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH TO FEED THEM.

I GET REALLY SAD WHEN THEY GO HUNGRY.

>> THE LINKS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE ARE IRREFUTABLE IN MY MIND, BOTH ON THE MITIGATION SIDE, AND THAT IS AN INTEREST TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

IF YOU HAVE A SMALLER WORLD POPULATION AND A WORLD POPULATION THAT IS CONSUMING LESS, NOT CONSUMING LIKE AMERICANS CONSUME, YOU CAN POSITIVELY IMPACT CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.

MORE CRITICALLY IN THIS MOMENT, TODAY, IS THE IDEA THAT FAMILY PLANNING AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MAKE WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES STRONGER, HEALTHIER, WEALTHIER, AND MORE RESILIENT, THEREFORE, LESS VULNERABLE TO CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING.

>> WE HAVE TO PLANT TREES AND VEGETATION TO STOP EROSION.

WE HAVE TO CREATE IRRIGATION SO THAT WATER DOES NOT DESTROY THE CROPS.

WE HAVE TO WORK AND ACHIEVE CHANGE FOR OURSELVES, BUT WORKED ALONE IS NOT THE ANSWER.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN ONE HOUSEHOLD, THERE CAN BE UP TO 10 CHILDREN.

I AM A VOLUNTEER AT A HEALTH CENTER.

I FEED HUNGRY CHILDREN AND TEACH FAMILY PLANNING TO THEIR PARENTS.

WHEN THEY HAVE CHILDREN EVERY YEAR, IT HURTS THEM.

WHEN THEY USE CONTRACEPTION AND HAVE BIRTHS EVERY THREE TO FIVE YEARS, THE MOTHERS GET STRONGER.

AND THEIR CHILDREN ALSO " -- GROW UP WITHIN THE THE STRENGTH AND CARE.

>> [TRANSLATION] DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, MOTHERS HAVE UNDERSTOOD, SPACING THEIR CHILDREN IS IN THEIR OWN BEST INTEREST.

A WOMAN'S BURDEN IS GREAT.

SHE DOES NOT HAVE A BREAK, FROM MORNING TO NIGHT.

SHE WORKS AND CARRIES A HEAVY LOAD.

A WOMAN'S LIFE IS HARD, AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS MAKING IT HARDER.

>> WE KNOW THAT INVESTING IN VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING WILL HELP TO BRING DOWN POPULATION NUMBERS WHICH ULTIMATELY WILL HELP REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS.

WE ALSO NEED TO THINK ABOUT CONSUMPTION LEVELS.

POPULATION MATTERS TO CLIMATE CHANGE.

IT IS CRITICAL BOTH FROM A MITIGATION AND FROM ADAPTATION PERSPECTIVE.

WE KNOW THAT GLOBALLY 215 MILLION WOMEN IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WOULD LIKE TO USE CONTRACEPTION, FAMILY PLANNING, WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES AND ARE NOT CURRENTLY USING.

THAT IS A HUGE NUMBER.

IF WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE WOMEN WITH THE VOLUNTARY SERVICES THAT THEY THEMSELVES WANT, STUDIES HAVE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED, WHEN WOMEN HAVE ACCESS TO THE SERVICES, THEY DECIDE THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE LESS CHILDREN, THEY SPACE THEIR CHILDREN AT GREATER INTERVALS BETWEEN THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEY BEGIN TO INVEST IN THEMSELVES AND INCREASE EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES.

PARTICULARLY WITH POWER.

>> [TRANSLATION] IT COMES DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAINS AND FORMS A RIVER.

WITHOUT THIS RIVER, WHERE WOULD WE GET THE WATER?

IT COMES FROM THE ICE.

WITHOUT WATER, WE CANNOT LIVE.

NOT PLANT, NOT ANIMALS, NOT US.

WHEN I WAS A GIRL, THESE SNOWCAPS WERE REALLY WHITE WITH A LOT OF SPICE.

NOW YOU CAN SEE THE ICE IS NOT THERE.

WE ARE WORRIED THAT, OVER TIME, WE MAY NOT EVEN HAVE WATER TO DRINK.

THERE IS NO OTHER PLACE TO GET DRINKING WATER.

LITTLE BY LITTLE IS GOING AWAY.

IT IS MELTING.

>> WE, TOO OFTEN -- SELDOM LEE, I SHOULD SAY -- HEAR FROM THE REALITY ON THE GROUND.

WHAT IS HAPPENING TO SMALL ISLAND NATIONS?

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN COUNTRIES WHERE RAINFALL PATTERN HAS CHANGED SO DRAMATICALLY CROPS DO NOT YET BUT THE USE TO?

TO ME, THAT IS THE HEART OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

WE TOO SELDOM DO NOT INCLUDE THOSE OPINIONS IN THE DECISION MAKING.

ALSO TO SELL THEM INCLUDE THE VOICE OF WOMEN WHO ARE UNBELIEVABLE AGENTS OF CHANGE WHO HAVE, TO RUN THEIR EXISTENCE, BEEN FORCED TO FIND INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS.

THINK OF YOUR MOM, SISTERS, AUNTS, PEOPLE WHO PUT BEAUTIFUL DINNERS ON THE TABLE IN TIMES OF RESOURCE SCARCITY.

WOMEN ARE INVENTORS, UNBELIEVABLE ADVOCATES FOR THEMSELVES AND COMMUNITIES, SO WHY DON'T WE REALLY MAKE SURE THE MECHANISMS EXIST SO THAT THEIR PERSPECTIVE IS HEARD AS PART OF THOSE DECISIONMAKING ARENAS?

[TRAFFIC NOISE] >> [TRANSLATION] THERE, WE WOULD PLANT CROPS, WORK THE LAND.

BEFORE, THERE WAS CORN, ENOUGH TO EAT, BUT NOT ANYMORE.

THE GRASS IS DRYING UP AND DYING.

THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE.

>> IF WE HELD POPULATION AT THE CURRENT LEVEL AND HAVE PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ASSUME -- CONSUMER AND ASPIRED TO CONSUME LIKE AMERICANS DO, WE ARE IN TROUBLE.

IT IS A HUGE TASK OF WELL-OFF COMMUNITIES TO HAVE THEM THINK ABOUT SCALING BACK, MINIMIZING, BUYING GRAIN, GOING WITH ELECTRIC CARS.

WE HAVE SEEN, IN THE LAST 10 YEARS, A HUGE ENERGY AROUND THE GREEN MOVEMENT HERE IN THE U.S., BUT SOME WOULD ARGUE THAT IT HAS COME TOO LATE.

WE NEEDED THAT ENERGY 30 YEARS AGO.

I THINK IT IS A GOOD THING AND THAT MOMENTUM SHOULD BILLED COCHLEOSTOMY TO THINK ABOUT THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF AN AMERICAN FAMILY OVERNIGHT, PRACTICALLY BEING WHAT THE CONSUMPTION OF A TANZANIAN FAMILY IS OVER A YEAR.

THOSE PEOPLE DESERVE TO GET OUT OF ENERGY POVERTY.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THAT IMBALANCE AT THE WORLD POPULATION OF 7 BILLION, OR 10 BILLION.

IT IS BACK TO THE INEQUALITY EQUATION AND HOW WE HAVE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS IN FRONT OF US.

>> I DID NOT IMAGINE SUFFERING LIKE THIS.

OF 7 BILLION, OR 10 BILLION.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL SAY, WHY DON'T YOU INSTALL ELECTRICITY OR WATER?

BUT THE POOR SOMETIMES CANNOT AFFORD IT.

WHEN THE WATER TRACK PEOPLE CALLED OUT, I HAVE TO RUNDOWN CARRYING A BABY.

IF NOT, WE WILL NOT GET WATER.

I NEEDED WATER TO COOK WITH, AND I HAVE TO WASH MY CHILDREN WITH JUST A LITTLE.

DIFFICULT TO RAISE BABIES LIKE THAT.

JUST THIS YEAR, MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING.

UP THERE, OVER THERE, AND OVER THERE.

THEY ARE BUILDING HOUSES.

BEFORE, IT WAS NOTHING.

THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE OVER THE HILLS, AND THEY ARE GOING TO NEED WATER AND ELECTRICITY.

BY SON WANTED MORE CHILDREN, BUT NOT ANYMORE.

TO PROTECT MYSELF, EVERY THREE MONTHS, I TAKE AN INJECTION.

I AM HAPPY WHEN I AM ON BIRTH CONTROL.

BEFORE, I WAS NOT USING ANYTHING.

I WAS ALWAYS SCARED TO GET PREGNANT AGAIN.

IF I HAVE MORE CHILDREN, WHAT WOULD I DO, WHAT WOULD THEY EAT?

AND IN THE EDUCATION.

MY HUSBAND WORKS.

HE CALLS ME LAZY.

HOW CAN I WORK WITH FOUR LITTLE BOYS?

WOMEN STRUGGLE AT HOME.

NOT TO HAVE WATER IN THE HOUSE.

THAT IS WHAT I WORRY ABOUT.

AND FOR ALL OF US TO BE HEALTHY AND HAPPY.

>> [TRANSLATION] THERE HAS BEEN A HUGE CHANGE.

BEFORE IT USED TO RAIN BUT NOW IT DOES NOT.

OF COURSE I AM WORRIED.

BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RAINFALL, EVERYTHING WITHERS AND DIES.

NO MATTER WHAT WE PLANT, THE SEEDS ARE JUST DYING.

WE WERE NOT GETTING ENOUGH FOOD FROM FORMING.

SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE.

WE NEEDED TO FEED THE FAMILY, SO MY HUSBAND LEFT FOR WORK OUTSIDE OF THE VILLAGE.

>> [TRANSLATION] THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES THAT HAVE TO STRUGGLE LIKE THIS.

MANY MEN HAVE GONE TO WORK.

THEY TAKE ON ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY.

>> WEBINAR CENTRAL AGENTS IN THEIR FAMILY, THERE ARE THE ONES WHO ARE SOMETIMES THE ONLY ONE STANDING THE FIELD, COLLECTING FIREWOOD, MAKING SURE THE FAMILY IS FED.

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY SUPPORTING THE BULK OF WORK TO KEEP THE HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY SORT OF A LIFE.

CLIMATE CHANGE MAKES THAT WORK HARDER.

THEY ARE YIELDING LESS CROPS FROM THE FIELD THEY INHERITED FROM THEIR FATHER OR GRANDFATHER, THEY ARE DEFINITELY TRAVELING GREATER DISTANCE TO COLLECT FRESHWATER, WHICH IS NOT ALWAYS DRINKABLE WATER.

DEFINITELY TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES TO COLLECT FIREWOOD TO COOK FOR THEIR FAMILY.

THAT IS THEIR BURDEN, THAT IS WHAT SHE DOES FOR HER FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.

THAT IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS DOING.

YOU HAVE WOMEN WHO ARE FORCED TO RESPOND ONCOLLECT A DAILY LEVELE IT OR NOT.

THAT, FOR ME, IS THE BEAUTIFUL INTO PLAY, WHEN CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS FOR A WOMAN FARMER.

SHE IS TRY TO PROVIDE FOR HER FAMILY, AND YET, SHE IS MARRIED AT 18 OR 19, NO ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING, SO SHE MAY HAVE ONE KID AFTER ANOTHER.

BY THE TIME SHE IS 26, SHE COULD HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, MAYBE WANTS TO STOP THERE, BUT IF SHE DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE SERVICES WE TAKE FOR GRANTED, HOW CAN SHE EVER EXPECT THAT SHE WILL GET AHEAD, KEEP HER FAMILY'S HEAD ABOVE WATER?

FOR ME, THAT IS ONE SNAPSHOT OF THE WAY IN WHICH CURRENT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ARE REALLY SHIFTING HER DAILY REALITY IN A WAY THAT IS POWERFUL.

>> [TRANSLATION] I HAVE TO LOOK AFTER THE CATTLE, LOOK AFTER THE VEGETABLES MYSELF.

SO, OBVIOUSLY, IT IS DIFFICULT.

BEFORE, I WAS MARRIED, I DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT.

IN THE WINTER, I SLEPT WITH A SHAWL WRAPPED AROUND ME.

I DO NOT HAVE GOOD MEMORIES.

FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS STRUGGLED SO MUCH, MEMORIES ARE HARD TO COLLECT.

BECAUSE I SUFFERED LIKE THAT, I DO NOT WANT MY CHILDREN TO GO THROUGH THE SAME THING.

IF I DIE, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO.

AS LONG AS I AM ALIVE, I WILL CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE FOR THEM.

THE CHILDREN HELP ME CUT DURING THE MORNINGS AND EVENINGS, BUT THEY HAVE TO GO TO SCHOOL.

I CANNOT KEEP THEM AT HOME AND ASK THEM TO WORK.

I DO NOT WANT MY KIDS LIVE TO BE AS HARD AS MINE, SO I AM SENDING THEM TO SCHOOL.

I THINK THEIR FUTURE WILL BE BRIGHT, ONCE THEY HAVE A GOOD EDUCATION.

IF THEY DECIDE TO STAY AND FARM, THERE IS LITTLE HOPE.

>>8 MORE THAN 150 MILLION WOMEN WHO WANT CONTRACEPTIVE SERVICES CANNOT ACCESS THEM BECAUSE OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, LEGAL, AND LOGISTICAL CONSTRAINTS.

>> THESE IMPEDIMENTS INFLUENCE THE COST OF CONTRACEPTION, THE DISTANCE PROVIDED TO ACCESS ACTUAL SERVICES, SOME OF THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED USING CONTRACEPTION.

THEY MAY SOMETIMES BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE NEGATIVE AFTER EFFECTS.

SOMETIMES A SPOUSE OR HUSBAND OR PARTNER MAY WANT TO HAVE MORE CHILDREN, THE WOMAN WOULD LIKE TO HAVE LESS, SO IF A WOMAN'S STATUS IS NOT AS SUCH THAT WOULD ALLOW HER TO NEGOTIATE WITH HER PARTNER, THERE MAY BE SOME LIMITATION THERE.

WE ALSO LOOK AT LAWS THAT GOVERN THE AGE AT WHICH A GIRL CAN GET MARRIED.

WE HAVE MANY YOUNG GIRLS, PARTICULARLY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA GETTING MARRIED VERY YOUNG, AT AGE 13.

THIS MEANS THAT THEY ARE PRONE TO A NUMBER OF HEALTH RISKS AND IT MEANS THAT THEY ARE NOT IN SCHOOL, GETTING THE EDUCATION, AND NOT BEING PROVIDED WITH SERVICES THAT COULD HELP THEM BE MORE PRODUCTIVE TO SOCIETY IN WAYS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE.

>> IN THE U.S., THERE ARE POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL IMPEDIMENTS TO FAMILY-PLANNING.

THE SO-CALLED GAG RULE IS ONE OF THEM.

>> THIS IS THE NAME THAT WE HAVE GIVEN IT AS ADVOCATES.

THE OFFICIAL NAME IS THE MEXICO CITY POLICY.

IT CUTS OFF U.S. -- SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CUT OFF FUNDING TO INTERNATIONAL NGO'S, SERVICE PROVIDERS, THOSE THAT RUN CLINICS, FAMILY PLANNING INSTALLMENTS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD, CUTS OF U.S. FUNDING IF THOSE GROUPS AND DO ANYTHING RELATED TO ABORTION.

IF THEY REFER FOR SAFE ABORTION SERVICES, PERFORM THEM THEMSELVES, EVEN IF THEY DO THAT SUITE OF SERVICES WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY, THEIR OWN MONEY, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT, IT DOES NOT MATTER.

IF THAT GROUP TOUCHES IT, U.S. INVESTMENT IS CUT OFF.

IT WAS INTRODUCED UNDER PRESIDENT REAGAN.

NOT IN PLACE RIGHT NOW UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA.

IT HAS BECOME QUITE A POLITICAL FOOTBALL.

IT IS OFTEN EITHER REINSTATED OR REPEALED ON THE FIRST DAY OF OFFICE OF A NEW PRESIDENT.

YOU CAN GUESS WHO REINSTATES AND WHO REPEALS THIS MEXICO CITY POLICY.

WHAT WE FOUND IS GROUPS ARE SUFFOCATED IN THE FIELD.

THE U.S. IS AN UNBELIEVABLE GLOBAL LEADER ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH.

THE LACK OF U.S. FUNDING HAS FORCED CLOSURES OF CLINICS AROUND THE WORLD.

AGAIN, A COMPLETELY UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCE.

THE U.S. PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE A FULL APPRECIATION, AS THEY SHOULD, FOR WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE GLOBAL LEADER THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS ON DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AT LARGE, AND ON THE SET OF INTERVENTIONS, FAMILY PLANNING AND WOMEN'S HEALTH, WE SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF WHAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS DONE.

UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THE MEXICO CITY POLICY IS PUT IN PLACE, THAT INVESTMENT, THOSE YEARS OF BUILDING CLINICS AND SERVICES, JUST DISAPPEARS.

OF WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THEIR BORDERS MORE OFTEN.

OF COURSE, THAT TAKES PLANE FARES AND HAS ITS OWN SET OF CARBON EMISSIONS, BUT WE HAVE TO BUILD AN INCREASED DESIRE FOR COMMON INTEREST IN WHAT HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE SECOND PIECE, WHICH I HOPE WOULD COME OUT OF THAT, IS AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

BACK TO THE UNBELIEVABLE LEADERSHIP ROLE THAT THIS GOVERNMENT PLAYS.

I WISH EVERY AMERICAN WERE AS PROUD OF THAT LEGACY AS THEY SHOULD BE.

IT IS AN ENORMOUSLY IMPORTANT ENDEAVOUR THAT OUR GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO FOR DECADES.

I AM PROUD OF IT, A FRACTION OF THE BUDGET.

WE TALK ABOUT INVADING IRAQ AND IN A SECOND WE SPEND WHAT WE WOULD SPEND FOR A YEAR OF ASSISTANCE.

IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SEE AS THE ELEMENT, BUT HOW IT LINKS TO DIPLOMACY IN AN ABSOLUTELY SUPPORTS DEFENSE.

THOSE THREE ARE INTERCHANGEABLE.