iran closer to nuclear weapons. afghanistan we will end up shooting our way out because we gave a deadline of withdrawal. pakistan, $20 billion later america is considered enemy number one. the entire region has been badly mishandled and the administration doesn't want the politicals into around it. bill: foreign policy is front and center. it is all the headlines. >> look is what is happening in the world. i'm surprises mitt romney, who rushed forward injected himself in the story, was defenseable if questionable now seems to be backing off and not pressing argument. i think he made a solid substantive argument earlier. it is surprising to see him back off a little bit. i would think he would want to press his case a little bit more. bill: we'll talk more about the politics next hour with brit hume on all of that. kt mcfarland thank you. stephen hayes, thanks for your insight. 20 minutes past. here's heather. heather: more questions