says the tornado struck only a block away. one person has sought treatment so far, but staffers are prepping for other patients to arri arrive. meantime, the national weather service also says an extremely dangerous tornado is heading toward the nearby town of alpena in south dakota. we're going to keep you updated on this story as soon as we get more information on it. now let's get back to iraq now. remember this speech by president george w. bush in 2003 declaring the end of major combat in iraq. >> major combat operations in iraq have ended. in the battle of iraq the united states and our allies have prevailed. [ applause ] and now our coalition is engaged in securing and reconstructing that country. >> so we all know how that worked out. but now are we on the verge of history repeating itself? so back with me now is jessica lewis, major general spider marks, michael waltz, and also nina burleigh. jessica, i want to ask but the main concern that many in the