troops in combat will demand more resources. the distance is a real thing. africa is a huge continent. how we can have air coverage in africa is difficult to imagine. there aren't enough assets to go around. riding around in armored vehicles would raise the profile of the team and make everyone aware that the americans are in town and driving heavy armored vehicles through sandy desert is extremely difficult. i don't think that was really something that could have been done at that environment. >> and i want to go to you on the heels of what senator lindsey graham said this weekend that america's war on terror is moving to africa. why is that area niger and beyond so important to that effort? >> simply because of the expansion of terrorist organizations in that region especially as we defeat them.