retired lieutenant general mark perkily. he once served in that area. >> general, thanks for being with us. you know that area well and we can imagine this attack, planes, helicopters, bridges being bombed nearby, dozens of armed personnel from two nations go in and encounter an intense firefight. what's your sense of what we've learned about it? >> it's a tough area, jonathan. this town is midway between the oil refinery and the capital of kerr kuck city. my condolences to the family of master sergeant wheeler. this is a tough area. i'm sure they have been watching this area for intelligence and they obviously received it. i think the action that was taken this week was critically important and it had -- an operation had to be conducted very quickly to counter what they perceived as a threat to