talk this plan down for the sake of having an intellectual discussion is not, correct. i know what happens. in texas we are seeing it and create an environment where they know they can risk the capital and have a return on investment. they will create jobs, lots of them. >> chris: what to you think of president obama's plan to pull troops out of iraq by the end of the year? any time as a commander in chief -- and i have experience, i wore the uniform of the air force, i'm also the commander in chief of the national guard in texas. the idea that is commander in chief would stand up and signal to the enemy a date certain at which we are going to pull our troops out i think is irresponsible. you can be talk -- you need to be talking to commanders in the field and working with the experts who understand what is going on in those countries, for instance. we need to finish our mission in iraq and afghanistan. you better believe i want our kids home as soon as we can and