that. but you hid behind your religion. you went to france to be a missionary while guys were dying in rice paddies in vietnam. >> now, as for that attack on romney on vietnam, top republicans from utah, orrin hatch and mike lee both defended the massachusetts governor and former presidential candidate. and it should be noted that the president received draft deferments during the vietnam war for bone spurs and did not serve in combat. steve bannon did not attack the president for that. we should point out, white house aid kellyanne conway made a point of telling cnn earlier today that the president spoke with romney over the phone last night and they had a, quote, wonderful conversation. wolf? >> jim, thank you, over at the white house. lots to discuss with thomas friedman, the veteran columnist for "the new york times" and the author of the best-selling book "thank you for being late," now out in paperback. thank you for joining us. in your latest column just pointed at "the new york times," you write this, in nearly 30 years of covering foreign