christmas, on christmas day the news media was saying he hasn't even been at visited the troops and then you get the speed of him being there at the same time. i don't think he gets one vote out of it, i don't think that's the purpose and i don't think it would've mattered. i think it means a lot to the men and women serving. america lives and celebrates today pretty much peacefully, we know they're there, we care about them and appreciate their sacrifice because it makes a difference in our lives. >> rick: the president did speak to these ongoing taliban and talks, we will see if they want to make a big deal. is it even possible or smart to try to make a deal? >> you know, i can give you a lot of opinions, i can opine on it but only a handful of people know and some of those people are in the taliban. they have outlasted the russians, they've outlasted us.