you might think that phone call was worth it. also this morning, there s a major debate happening in iowa. and the top presidential candidates, some of them decided they re not going to show up. welcome to cnn saturday morning on this october 22nd, 10:00 a.m. here in atlanta, 9:00 a.m. in fayetteville, arkansas, 7:00 a.m. in san diego. wherever you may be, we are glad you are right here. i m t.j. holmes. let s talk about the big story from yesterday, the president, president obama coming out and saying, yes, u.s. troops are coming home for the holidays and the war in iraq will be over. about 40,000 troops still left in iraq will be coming home. athena jones joins me from the white house. this is news a lot of people had been waiting to hear and are happy to hear. absolute lit. democrats are saying this is a victory for our troops, a victory for taxpayers. our polls have shown that the opposition to the war in iraq has grown dramatically since 2003 when it all began. as