looking today at a big debate here that is unfolding on the war in afghanistan. you just heard congressman ron paul again pushing a topic that was near and dear to his heart before osama bin laden was killed. but in this case, he says, look, it's time to get our troops out of afghanistan. and that message is garnering a lot of support nationwide. msnbc political analyst karen finney is a former democratic national committee spokesperson, horace epstein is a republican strategist. good to see both of you today. boris, let me begin with you. how is bin laden's death going to influence the way republicans now take a stand on military action in afghanistan? >> i think there is going to be an impact but not as large as some think. in my perspective, this is just one man's death. we should not get out of afghanistan as fast as we did at the end of the soviet impact there in the 1980s, easterly