i'm not saying that eric fanning should do that but john mccue did. and it wasn't very long after that that the legal counsel from the white house, and i won't get into names here, but called me and assured me that that would be the case. i immediately lifted the hold. so there is a precedent in 2009 and it worked. again, i really regret my hold on eric fanning's nomination is not in relation to his capabilities, his expertise or character, and certainly not intended to bring undeuced stress to our united states army. i understand that. but when you are faced with a situation like this and the situation could be further explained by a call that i just received prior to the distinguished senator coming to the floor. the white house knows this. we had a very frank conversati conversation. and the conversation pretty well ended up, i can't give you that assurance but we won't surprise you. i.e., if we have an executive order and we're moving detainees into fort leavenworth, we'll certainly tell you. so i can't -- i can't release this hold as i did in 200