i believe it's time to come home. and i would say within the first year of my administration, which is to say the end of 2013, i would want to draw them down. i want to recognize afghanistan for what it is. it is not a counterinsurgency. i don't want to be nation building in southwest asia when this nation is in such need of repair. but we do have a counterterror mission in southwest asia, and that would suppose leaving behind maybe 10,000 troops. for intelligence gathering, for special forces rapid response capability and training. >> governor romney, time to come home? >> well, we want to bring our troops home as soon as we possibly can. and governor huntsman says the end of 2013. the president and the commanders are saying they think 2014 is a better date. we'll get a chance to see what happens over the coming year. we want to bring our troops home as soon as we possibly can. and i will -- if i'm president, i will inform myself based upon the experience of the people on the ground, i want to make sure we hand off the responsibility