pin on their stars, we depend on senior level commanders within the military to lead our troops, to make life and death decisions to protect our servicemembers and to protect our country. and we trust them to make solid, good decisions based on the evidence and on the facts, how to dispose of credible allegations of misconduct. i'd like to add in response to lieutenant lawrence's comment that while some general put him in jail, there is an entire system here at stake, and that system is the military justice system. the criminal law system is set up by congress with tremendous oversight by congress to allow commanders to provide fair and just accountability for soldier misconduct. >> he said anyone who has to be confirmed by the senate in the military is a politician. that's tens of thousands of people. that's not just generals, right? that's -- i mean, someone at your level would be confirmed.