consider that the arab league support for this would be very important. at the same time, a lot of countries around the world are looking for the united states to lead and to be the first one to step in and make a strong statement early on. that didn't happen in this case. >> when is a good time for the president to travel? as i said earlier, the president put off travel in the past because of issues domestic and also abroad. cancelling different trips. is there ever a good time to take the white house on the road, julian? >> the president doesn't stop being president when there is an international crisis. i think the question is not whether or not he is traveling. political hacks, political pundits want to do navel gazing whether it's wise or not. the question is whether the president is handling the economy well. it turned around in two years. we were negative 6% growth two years ago and now positive 3% growth. that is a nine-point swing. we've never seen that in modern day economics.