One reads here about Japanese intellectuals saying that the United States is a declining power. I, I think it goes in cycles. Right now, I think that there's a lot of respect for the United States, you know. Our economy now is the most productive in the world. We are the world's only major military superpower.
American leadership is seen throughout the world as being indispensable to, to a stable world.
I think that our relationship, though we've had the difficulties that you described, is fundamentally sound. Well, thank you for being with us, Mr. Ambassador.