half earlier. the other problem is it's the same one that so many democrats and others had about iraq. they always wanted to set a date when we're going to leave and announce to the enemies and to al-qaeda and the taliban in afghanistan when we're going to leave. all they have o do is sit around and wait for that to happen. >> bret: rick, jennifer griffin reported according to one senior official that the announce am was supposed to be made in may at the nato ministerial actually in chicago and that it happened on the flight. >> grand pronouncement don't happen on a flight overseas on the way to something. i think this was more of an offhand comment that ended up revealing a lot about where the administration is headed. i think a policy hasn't been set yet, hasn't been agreed on even internally and there is going to be a lot of hashing out. it raises questions. what exactly -- we were talking about with the troops presence 'til the end of 2014 if this is no fighting going on in the middle of 2013. that hasn't been addressed.