I want to commend the chairman for bringing that up in that environment.

As we have a global economy, it is so important for us to look at the global situation as it relates to human rights.

The end game for the United States and for South Korea should be to seek the emergence of a united, free, open, democratic Korea with its official seat of government in Seoul.

North Korea's objective is to get those troops out.

what we need to do not only as a nation, but as a leader in the world to highlight this particular issue.

Well, I guess my concern is--following up from my first question, if there is not a plan that you are currently in dialogue with those stakeholders, as you say, and there is not any precise data, to come out and say that we have 90-minute…

we publicly say that this is something that we can't stand, but yet quietly we tolerate it.

I see my time has expired. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

What leverage do we have besides just aid? Because I am afraid that we're sending the message both with sequester and I think frankly with this administration's actions that America is disengaging from the world.

I would love for you all to comment on that. Thank you.

Well, certainly. I mean, we're all in this together. We're all suffering together.

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