we're going to take a look now with close look with jamie weinstein. the senior editor of the daily caller. hi, jamie. >> how are you? >> i'm well. i want to if you can try to break down the political puzzle in iraq first and where if any place does the u.s. fit in. >> we, it's a very difficult situation and there's been a lot of people trying to point back to the bush administration and the iraq war. but whatever you think of the iraq war, whether you thought it was a good idea or a bad idea, when president obama came into office in 2009, the situation there was pacified as a result of the surge. but when the u.s. troops left at th 2011 and the president failed to get a status of forces agreement, you had the iraqi government. >> the president failed? what was he supposed to do, do a table arm wrestle with the prime minister and make him do it? >> that's what happened in 2008 when president bush got a status of force agreement or before that, he dealt with mali ki every week in a conference call and took a year to get a status of forces agreement that

jamie weinstein, republican fund-raiser joelle nickport and fox business correspondent. hillary hurting, what do you think? >> let me tell you something, i think she is running, and i've always stood by this, but she may not have the money to win, and the fact that there's hesitation with the big democratic check writers and the fact that other people are talking about raising noise to get enough people behind them to actually run, this is bad for hillary, and a lot of people are going to be watching this because, remember, hillary was the one to watch, if the money is not going to follow her, they're in big trouble. neil: to be fair, she could have a lot of money, it won't elect her, and phil gramm and other candidates can attest to the fact it doesn't buy you a great deal. charlie, you know this bunch, it's not they're running away from her but are getting cautious. >> she's going have so much money if she wants to run, it's not going to be funny. let's take money off the table. this book tour, i don't care if the sales are soft, the problem with the book tour is her a

joining us jamie weinstein, editor of "the daily caller" and nina easton, senior editor and columnist at fortune mag seep. good morning. will this shape up as the tea party versus the establishment? >> well a lot of tea party folks and a lot of conservative movement, conservatives in the house that hoped jeb hensarling would run for eric cantor's spot at majority leader. that is where their hopes. appears he will not now. that is what other outlets are reporting that i hear on the hill. he will not run. eric: what does he mean if he doesn't run? kevin mccarthy has it? >> kevin mccarthy and pete sessions. sessions is trying to portray himself as conservative candidate. my sources on the hill see him more of a conservative as mccarthy is. absence after real conservative challenger like hensarling. mccarthy would have distinct advantage considering contacts and sources he has and relationships on the hill. eric: hensarling is out and mccarthy takes it, what does that mean for the tea partiers? >> the tea partiers will take the cantor loss as a way to embolden themselves very much on the