of a patriot battery in poland and we have made it clear that those two countries will be at the top of the list. and let me underscore, we are bound together by our common commitment as nato allies, and also by deep, historical, economic and cultural ties that will never be left open. let me reiterate what the president said, this is defense is not about russia and it's about iran, and because of this position, we believe that we be in a far stronger position to deal with that threat and to do so with technology that works and a higher degree of confidence, that what we pledge to do, we can actually deliver. now my main reason for being here today is to give you a brief review of our agenda next week in new york. but before i get into specifics, i saw a cartoon from the new yorker, it shows a delegate in his seat at the united nations passing a note to the delegate next to him, and the the cation read, it's a birthday card for nikstin, sign and pass it on. and this cartoon is commentary, and it represents one view of united nations, and what multilateral nations spend their time doing. as president obama leads our delegation at this year's assembly, i hope we can demonstrate that the united nations doesn't have to be just a diplomatic talk shop, at its best, it can be an institution to bring nations together to solve global problems, and it's the responsibility of the 192 member nations during the general assembly and beyond, to capitalize on the opportunity for global progress that the united nations affords to each of us. i outlined the obama administration efforts to advance our interest and to solve our problems through a global architecture of partnership. we must begin by taking responsibility ourselves something that under president obama we have begun to do.