cathy cohen, thank you for being with us as well.e will certainly follow up when president obama goes to chicago on friday. when we come back, kathy kelly joins us from chicago, just back from afghanistan, to respond to president obama's statements about war. [♪] >> "changes" (that's just the way it is) by tupac shakur. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. >> we continue our coverage of the present state of the union address, turning to his statements on afghanistan. >> tonight we stand united in to the troops to sacrifice every day to protect us. because of them we can say with confidence that america will complete its mission in afghanistan and achieve our objective of defeating the core of al qaeda. [applause] already we have brought home 33,000 of our brave servicemen and women. this spring, our forces will move into a support role, while afghan security forces take the lead. tonight, i can announce, over the next year, 34,000 american troops will come home from afghanistan. by the

. >> mike shields, cathy cohen thank you so much for joining us. president obama will be in chicago later today to talk about the economy and also talk about gun control measures. >>> blade runner oscar pistorius, like lance, tiger, a-rod, another fallen star. are there any hero athletes left? it's our talk back question. [ ship horn blows ] no, no, no! stop! humans. one day we're coming up with the theory of relativity, the next... not so much. but that's okay -- you're covered with great ideas like optional better car replacement from liberty mutual insurance. total your car and we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. learn about it at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> now is your chance to talk back on one of the stories of the day. the question, are there any hero athletes left? oscar pistorius, once a hero, a double amputee who ran into olympic history. >> being an international sportsman is a lot of responsibility that comes with that, so having to toggle that and remembering you