defeat al qaeda and to ensure the afghanistan would no longer be safe haven for terrorists. fast-forward 20 years, conditions, general milley said six to 36 months, will be launching strikes like that and targeting against us. it doesn t feel like it is anything other than surrender. general mckenzie, you had mentioned that tolding bagram was untenable under the circumstances and the bagram option went away when giving end strength of 650, i understand that. i think you mean untenable because of the troop limitation. if not limited would your professional advice been to relinquish bagram? troop level 2500, we would have health bagram, that was my recommendation, that was my position. okay. so you had also mentioned no