so the debate, i think, is important. but the other point s also important. this was essentially, for lack of a better term, a squad action, where these four soldiers were tragically killed. so it s not congress role to parse and go back second by second. they re not inclined to do that, right? no. but it is important they take a look at our policy in this region the world. an important distinction. there are issues about maybe there was an intelligence failure that led to the death of these soldiers but that s not fundamentally what john mccain and lindsey graham and chuck schumer are worrying about. they re worrying about, does congress really understand where u.s. troops are around the world and more importantly why? exactly right. you know, efricon, the command ta controls africa has been a back water for years. never in the news. it s always been behind in the news to centcom in the middle