military force when necessary with diplomatic and economic actions. not regarding military force as separate as what we want to achieve politically, and so i would say it's competing, recognizing that we are in competitions, american vital interests are at stake and advocating for our interests. he also has responsibility down to where it belongs. the white house is is no longer deploying three helicopters somewhere or have a strict cap on forces so you deploy helicopters but don't send mechanics with them, for example, when you contract guards, he's doing things that have made our policy execution much more sensible. chris: let the commanders in the field determine what they need? >> yes, with civilian oversight, with policy direction and with the president ensuring that we are combining what we are doing militarily to what we want to achieve politically in our diplomatic and economic efforts