inherent right to do that, and we'll do that. >> were there limitations that night? >> i'm not aware of that. i've seen speculation. i don't have any evidence of limitations during that particular night but, again, if there were, the investigation certainly tease that out. i've seen open-source reporting to that effect. i don't have any information in the operating chain that there were limitations. when i say limitations, you know, part of the requirement is, obviously, to build and integrate. i don't know whether there were any challenges integrating or why the mirages didn't drop bombs during those initial passes or if the unit on the ground asked them to do that. those are things we'll find out in the investigation. >> a couple points. one you mentioned rpa was on the scene within minutes. was that french, american? >> that was american and retached. it was operating in the area. it was retasked. it was in the area and we were able to retask it directly in support of that unit in contact.