architect of killing osama bin laden. these are the generals of our era and the president sat war with them as you pointed out in the begin there wasn t a group of people that he more warmly embraced two years ago when he came into office. the president has raised some broader concerns shared by many in the american public about the duration of the u.s. in the conflict, 17 years in afghanistan. do leaders on the ground and the military need to be held more accountable for the setbacks there? of course they do. you there s a simp wale way for accountability and that s to bring somebody else in. and president trump in that free wheeling discussion at the white house just a couple of days ago said that mattis hadn t delivered in afghanistan. now, i think, you no, i, you could debate whether that s true or not but the point is that the president is the commander and chief, can he get rid of generals he thinks aren t performing. and there s a long and honorable