bain to e existence and not be terrorized by radical islamists. and somehow, we ended up becoming bad guys to so much of the country because of our massive presence. i do believe, mr. speaker, there is potential with all of the chaos that is beginning to raise its head again in afghanistan -- i heard a report this morning that afghans had confided to republicans here in town, when he was over there visiting, that al qaeda is even back in afghanistan. so it's not just the taliban back stronger than ever, now al qaeda's back in afghanistan. and what was the cost to america, to our military over the last eight years in allowing the taliban to come back stronger than they were originally, al qaeda to come back stronger than they were originally? i think it was because of president obama's rules of engagement and lost four times more lives in afghanistan during president obama's command than were lost with just under eight ears under commander george w. bush. how could we lose four times more american military and suffer such a setback over the last eight years where we're maybe a little worst off than we went into afghanistan in october of 2001? well, it has to do wit