hampshire, he was just at this restaurant behind me here in hanover. his interest -- entrance into -- it comes at a critical time for the republican party. will l are some in the party that are concerned about the current slate of candidates. lot of conservatives will have to get over the fact that huntsman as the -- governor of utah and the former ambassador to barack obama no only has ties to this administration but he also once supported policies like cap and trade, civil unions for same-sex couples. he was asked tough questions at this crowd for a first campaign event in new hampshire. there were tough questions asked by the people in the crowd here. he was asked about the critical issue of afghanistan and here is what he had to say about that. >> we are going to have to keep our eyes on afghanistan. realizing full well that when any drawdown occurs, which i think is inevitable, that it will create a vacuum.