four-star general and military analyst jack keane says the attack on the base is a reminder of why we need boots on the ground over there including american boots. >> this exposes and is a reminder to us about how tough it's going to be to retake the territory that has been lost. in the military terms, that's a counteroffensive. to retake mosul, tikrit and also fallujah which is in anbar province not too far from where this attack took place. that is going to be very challenging, because the local forces that are going to do that are not that strong, and we are providing the minimal amount of support to them. and that's what the problem is. that strategy is not bright. >> okay. so a big debate on capitol hill now about what to do, harris. the president wants power from congress -- >> yeah. >> we talked about this yesterday. but a big debate over boots on the ground. and as you know and you covered iraq for a long time it's a country that we made gains in, but those gains seem to...