through the years. i have got a personal reaction, and a policy reaction. my personal reaction is it is very upsetting, it is very disappointing. i've got afghan friends who i am messaging back and forth who are very concerned about their safety, their personal safety, they tell me about the unfolding unitarian crisis, the uncertainty about the future, and all of that is very upsetting —— unitarian crisis. it is also very upsetting to see 20 years of work with the afghan government come crashing down like this. from a policy standpoint, i think it is important right now to focus on cause and not blame them and i think there are three causes for what we're right now. the first cause is that the afghan soldiers and people no longer believed, lost faith, in their leadership and voted with