thank him for his service. we all wear the same uniform and salute the same flag. well, what do you make of your party? are you proud to be in the party right now that you re watching in these debates? i ve been a republican since i was 18 years of age. and there are twists and turns ahead, but let me tell you about where the republican party goes. the republican party follows leadership, it follows vision. 2012 is going to be a visionary election. it s going to be about getting this economy back on its feet. it s going to be about securing our position in the world. it s also going to be about addressing our two wars abroad. we ve got to be realistic about our deployment patterns. we re in the second decade into the 21st century. we still have 50,000 troops in germany. the russians aren t coming. what do you think we should do in afghanistan? come home? we need to draw down. pull them back and say, this is a counter-terror effort. we need to say, this requires intelligence gat
banter out there, you don t know where it s coming from. you get off the stage, you re asked about it, and i responded. i said, turn to that soldier and thank him for his service. we all wear the same uniform and salute the same flag. well, what do you make of your party? are you proud to be in the party right now that you re watching in these debates? i ve been a republican since i was 18 years of age. and there are twists and turns ahead, but let me tell you about where the republican party goes. the republican party follows leadership, it follows vision. 2012 is going to be a visionary election. it s going to be about getting this economy back on its feet. it s going to be about securing our position in the world. it s also going to be about addressing our two wars abroad. we ve got to be realistic about our deployment patterns. we re in the second decade into the 21st century. we still have 50,000 troops in germany. the russians aren t coming. what do you think we should do i