in the book of ecclesiastes, solomon wrote, the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to thewe do know that the best way to win an argument is to begin by being right. we have the facts on our side. we know what is at stake. now we have to work hard and organize and fight in such a way that we can continue to prove that these facts and that these stakes are important to the rest of america. let me close with the words of president abraham lincoln, the founder of the republican party, a man who studied kaput abraham, moses, and solomon. he said, the probability that we may fall in this struggle ought not to deter us from support of a cause that we believe to be just. it shall not deter me. we believe that our cause is just. let us examine ourselves and make the necessary commitment to the struggle. the battle is great, and the numbers work against us. if we fall, we fall. but we shall not be deterred, for if we win, we win for the cause of faith, family, and freedom, and the restoration of a nation that we all know and love. thank you, all, very, very much, and god bless. ♪ >>

the ecclesiastical reference was with all your getting, get understanding. one good way to do that is to take the time to analyze the culture, religion, ethnicity, the do graphics. all those things i don't believe many of my colleagues are doing when they are popping off with their congressional kernel ideas about what we need to do in the military. the major insurgent groups in this area are the k. taliban, though hakani network, and the islamic g. -- most people don't even know that or what they do. they have been there. the one group were there when we left with the first president bush. the same person omar was their 20 years ago. he is still a player. the karzai government cannot stabilize itself with the election a just had. unless we know these things, we're likely to run into continuing problems in the future. host: the intelligence committee we understand will meet for a closed briefing today. what will you be looking for? guest: a couple of things. you asked me on the show -- and then about two hours later i learned we would have the hearing on afg