communist expansion in eastern europe but defeated hitler. that would be like harry truman saying in 1946 or 1947 we re not going to do anything about soviet expansion because roosevelt caused this by going to war against hitler. there s always actions and reactions and the fact is that as of 2007 2008 iraq was stable and president obama clearly dropped the ball in 2010 and 2011. congressman peter king thanks for being with us really appreciate it. thank you. coming up ben carson is neck and neck with donald trump in iowa as the outsiders leave the mainstream candidates well behind them. bernie sanders is nipping at hillary clinton s heels. what s going on with the 2016 race? our experts are standing by to tell us. you re in the situation room.