Asked, but it is really unclear to him what the political objective is, what the military, you know -- what the strategic rational is for the soldiers." it was a hard job for him to go do that. it's been termed on the internet, operation sitting duck. i think we owe those service members, as well as the american people, a clearer explanation of what the american presence is there. because while diplomatic power seems to be wieled strategically by blinken, the hard power is unproductive. >> senior fellow at the institute for global affairs, mark hannah, thank you. we'll have you back soon. up...