working with our allies to not just shrink isis and related groups, but stop the exporting of terrorism in europe and beyond. i think we need to have an articulated strategy that is well understood that uses the means, our intelligence community, our military, our diplomacy, working with our allies, so that we can share information. what happened in spain looks like it was well coordinated. we need to be better at tracking these things down. >> reports suggest that the c.i.a. told authorities in barcelona to be on the lookout and nothing changed. a house blew up on wednesday night and still no action taken. what is the level of confidence again, whether in europe or at home, that we are making any progress on this, senator? >> when we stop terrorist activities from taking place, these are victories that we