into consideration that afghanistan is landlocked and we have to depend on pakistan to give us airspace to get there. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. senator blumenthal, please. >> thanks, mr. chairman. i want to express my hope this hearing is just the beginning, a first step in an in-depth analysis going not just to the last 10 weeks or even 10 months, but 10 years and longer back so that we can match the courage of the men and women of america who have sacrificed during that 20-year war, all of them and all of their families, not just in afghanistan but around the world and we owe them veterans of america much more than we're giving them right now because they have earned it. that in-depth analysis looking