It is demand, it is treatment, it is source country, and it is interdiction zone, the transit zone. I know we are going to talk about that, those four elements more in the future. We have talked about this a great deal. As I have said earlier, I really commend your leadership on this, because there is no more important issue facing parents in this country today. Like you, when I go to schools, particularly junior high schools and senior high schools, I search for something, anything, I can say to leave a message, to maybe just impact one kid. We have taken a trip recently down South, down to Florida, and talked to DEA, talked to Customs, talked to the Coast Guard, talked to Navy.
Robert Ehrlich: “It is demand, it is treatment, it is source country, and it is interdiction zone, the transit zone. I know we are going…”
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