i'm not looking to do that. it is a war going on almost 19 years now, and frankly it's ridiculous. but with that being said, it's a dangerous place and we have to always keep an eye on it. >> sounds like you would like to pull completely out. >> i would like to look at alternatives. one of the alternatives is going on now, talking about a plan, i don't know whether the plan is acceptable to me, maybe it is not acceptable to them, but we are talking. we have good talks going. we'll see what happens. this is more than other presidents have done. we have brought it down, we are bringing some troops back. but we have to have a presence, yes. >> could you clarify your position on enhanced background checks after el paso and dayton, you seem to be fully in support of enhanced measures, when you were leaving bedminster, you suggested we already have strong background laws which a lot of people read as you dialing back. >> we do have.