things like this. >> yes, so we always do, senator, we have to take a hrd look at ourselves in terms of what we did over the last 20 years, what worked, what didn't work, and we're going to learn from those lessons and make sure that we incorporate that into our planning and our strategic assessment going forward. >> thank you. >> thank you very much, senator peters. senator? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i thank all three of you for your service and for being here. god bless the men and women under your command. general mckenzie, is it true that u.s. forces have the isis-k cell underen surveillance prior to august 26th and could have struck them before the deadly terrorist attacks at kabul but were not given the authority to strike? >> no, that's not true. >> i noticed that the president was quick to take a victory lap after the first strike and push this tough-guy image, threatened