Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
And thank you, Mr. Clawson. I did a little research on your institute. Congratulations on the good work you've been doing for 24 years and your expansion into Middle East studies. I'm glad you're here with the level of expertise you have.
I would like to pick up on some of Mr. Marston's questioning regarding the resources that Iran has right now. In your research, do you feel this regime is now beginning to hit the wall, as far as resources are concerned, because of the nature of the way they lead, the lack of economic development, and the over-stretching of their resources in the nuclear program?
Of course, Mr. Marston mentioned the protracted previous war. I don't think it's any secret their involvement in the destabilization of Iraq after the Americans entered there. In fact, I'm even curious for your thoughts on why that has diminished as well. Is that with respect to the fact that their resources are diminishing?