wishful thinking or a politic statement that wasn't sincere. i can't know the president's mind, but for me, first of all, we can get people out of the u.s. embassy. clearly we have the assets and the capabilities to do that. for me the unknown is what's going to happen to the afghan people. and when he says, no, they probably won't overrun the country, that probably contains a terrible truth which is if it happens, there will be a huge blood letting there was in the '90s when it took over. human rights for women, women's education, basic issues of human dignity particularly for women and minority groups in afghanistan, those things will be completely crippled. it's catastrophic in human terms. i wish the president who ied a hire in other ways, i wish the president had acknowledged how high the stakes are particularly for the afghans.