i know that george schwarzkopf felt the same way. we knew they were going into a very dangerous conflict perhaps. and we wanted to give them every benefit that would allow them to come home safely. i am as distressed -- more distressed than any member of this committee could ever be that there are veterans who are suffering illnesses that may have been a result of their service in the gulf. i do not know if those illnesses are a result of the service in the gulf or not, but i think we have to keep that as an operating hypothesis until we find out otherwise. we have to get to the bottom of this to find out what the