>> florida congressman allan west joins us live now from florida. good morning to you, congressman. >> good morning, steve, how are you doing? >> i'm doing fine. that was quite an answer that you gave the guy from care. >> well, i think when you remember the song by tom petty that says i won't back down, that's a clear message that i have to send. when you think about the fact that we just had four americans that were executed by somali pirates, now is not the time for us to play, you know, footsie with a very determined adversary and really an enemy that's causing all kinds of conflicts across this world. i have to stand up for the principles of this country and let people know i will not be intimidated. >> not only that, colonel, but you stood up for the principles of the muslim countries. you served abroad and you tried to keep freedom alive in muslim