the hours before the trip. i find when you have firsthand knowledge as opposed to second-hand, i want to hear their stories and hear from what the officials call their perspective. all of that is extraordinarily useful in formulating an opinion of how to solve the problem. if it is solvable from the national review comes this. too late for carson to catch up on home work referring to foreign policy. does this trip mean more than a photoop. >> i do applaud dr. carson for going there and doing home work and studying up a bit. a lot of us watched the last republican debate and he gave a couple of answers that were head scratchers pertaining to syria and iraq. and one answer particularly comes to mind.