the 9/11 hijackers, a group of them lived literally just 20 miles from my home in laurel, maryland, lysell very much a part of their agenda. we've got to be vigilant. >> the relationship between the threat of terrorism and war is one that i think people are getting sharper about. nobody's arguing that al qaeda's presence in somalia oremen means we should start a war in either of those countries. >> yeah. >> so when republicans talk about afghanistan, talk about the politics of this, is there a tension between the kind of argument that dick luger is making? and people like ron paul have been making, and the sort of paul wolf its, george w. bush, dick cheney make the world safe for american democracy. >> i think that's an interesting tension in the gone right now. as national chairman, i got in a little trouble by expression is a point of view on the afghan war. mine was basically wrapped around the idea of not necessarily the cost of it, but what is our strategy purpose? what is the goal and what is the road map and most especially the road map out and what do we expect to leave behind? t