adds up. those are questions that are going to have to be answered and accounted for. >> there's this real sense also that there was not a lot of consultation between the administration and capitol hill. and apparently that somebody there in washington, d.c. is going to have to make amends for that. is that what you're hearing there? >> yeah, exactly. eventually there will have to be some sort of accounting, some sort of reproachment done to try to get more people on board with the mission going forward because even though you say yes, we hand off to nato, that doesn't absolve the u.s. of its role. you know, the u.s. is still going to have a role. in fact, who is the supreme commander of nato? >> it's the united states navy. so of course, the u.s. is still going to be involved in this. a lot of what's going to be interesting when you look at what happens if and when nato does sort of assume control, i talked to a defense official