host: from the democrats' line, herndon, virginia, michael joins us. caller: good morning, how is everybody? my question is basically for the republican that just left. he is on the committee, and why did we send our troops to war when we did not have enough supplies, the equipment was old, it did not protect anyone? and now you guys are talking about missile defense. are you getting us prepared for something? guest: thank you, michael, for your call. i can only answer for my time in the last six months as a new member, a freshman. that is one of the questions that i talked a lot about what i campaigned. do we have the supplies, are we equipped? do we have the necessary troops and the support not only from our country but across the globe? when i campaigned i talked a lot about afghanistan and how we were totally under resources there in terms of troops, equipment, and other aspects of how to deal with long-term sustainability in a country, making sure that the government has strong governance and long- term economic growth. one of the things i talked