i think the world is better off. >> brown: greg baumgartner. is this an easy question for you if i ask, was it worth it question? >> it's a little bit more difficult tore me to answer that question. i have a very complex feeling about it. i certainly want and i certainly believe that what we've done in iraq, i'm hoping that the blood and treasure that we've spent on this is going to be worth it. you know, today's and even recent events with bombings in baghdad immediately after we leave, i certainly am pessimistic about that. however, i am so proud of the work that my fellow soldiers, marines and airmen did in iraq. i think that iraq right now has the best chance it's ever had or it's ever going to get. it really depends on what the iraqis want to do with it now. again i'm very pessimistic about iraq's future. >> brown: kelly daugherty, chime in here or pick up on what you started with your work after leaving the service. >> right. well i was actually on the same program about six years ago in 2005, and the question was the same. was it worth i