9/11 commission report and testimony, we haven't had that for the afghan war. you know, all along just each president has said we're winning or we're going to win, bush, obama and trump all said we're going to win even though the signs were at best we could hope for a stalemate. so, no, there hasn't been an accounting and congress has been missing in action on that, too. >> yes, definitely it has. azmat, one last question for you. you mentioned the rural areas and women in particular live in the rural areas. i wonder how much of that plays into what we've seen over the last few days, this idea the taliban can retake big areas, because a lot of people in the rural areas, correct me if i'm wrong, they didn't feel any attachment to ashraf ghani in kabul, their lives remained poor and desperate. >> it is important to understand how the united states led or held up this tenuous afghan state, and it was largely through air support and