and so i think that the president understands that he's too smart to letna nancy pelosi try to cast hims the pro-war candidate. and that's why i don't think we're going to with iran. >> tucker: i think that's a smart analysis.ia thanks so much for explaining i come i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> tucker: it last night on this program congressman and president of candidate tulsi gabbard called for american troops to withdraw permanently from iraq, here's how it went. >> getting our troops out of iraq and syria is essential because the longer that they are there, the more likely it is that they are at risk and that we will end up in this endless tit for tat back-and-forth quagmire of a war with people wondering what is it all for? >> tucker: exactly. >> davis is a retired u.s. lieutenant army colonel, thanks much for coming on. >> thanks for having me. >> tucker: war with iran averted at least for the moment. is this the time to reassess staying in iraq? >> well, we definitely dodged a bullet with this one because it certainly could have gone wrong in many different ways. and i'm very g