i think as ambassador eklil hakimi outlined clearly. we have no more active partner in the fight against al qaeda than the pakistani. that common interest continues today, and that -- those level of cooperation across different programs across also continue. all i'll let sherry speak for herself. >> thank you. very quickly, i appreciate what you said. i think that in pakistan, the view is -- [inaudible] manage al qaeda support -- or eliminate. it also, they now radicalize most ways of the population civilian strikes -- [inaudible] i don't want to get into the specific. [inaudible] how to fight. but they do now what is add to the [inaudible] that they're fighting against. and this is what unfortunately is [inaudible] public sentiment despite the drone -- [inaudible] it opened up all kinds of questions in a number of countries do it. and there's a lot of questions that open up. my position is that it is a problem. and there is -- [inaudible] a large footprint. i'm not saying this is because they don't -- they have a assisted in the war ag

on my left is ambassador eklil hakimi who is the ambassador to the united states from afghanistan.doug lute who is an assistant in the area of afghanistan and pakistan. next to him is karl eikenberry, former assistant best -- former ambassador to afghanistan. and we have on teleconference ambassador sherry rehman who was unable to make it today because of a prior commitment. she was kind enough and wanted to be here badly enough to agree to talk to us here. you can see her sitting back there. her in the television monitors around the rim. i want to begin this with a ". a recent article by dexter falcons in the new yorker published earlier this month. he writes after 11 years, nearly 2000 americans killed, 16,000 americans wounded, nearly $400 billion spent, nearly 12,000 afghan civilians dead since 2007, the war in afghanistan has come down to this. the united states is leading the, mission not accomplished. they have been abandoned or downgraded because they have not worked for there was no longer enough time to achieve them. do you agree with that assessment? >> with due respect,

on my left is ambassador eklil hakimi who is the ambassador to the united states from afghanistan. next to him is doug lute who is an assistant in the area of afghanistan and pakistan. next to him is karl eikenberry, former assistant best -- former ambassador to afghanistan. and we have on teleconference ambassador sherry rehman who was unable to make it today because of a prior commitment. she was kind enough and wanted to be here badly enough to agree to talk to us here. you can see her sitting back there. her in the television monitors around the rim. i want to begin this with a ". a recent article by dexter falcons in the new yorker published earlier this month. he writes after 11 years, nearly 2000 americans killed, 16,000 americans wounded, nearly $400 billion spent, nearly 12,000 afghan civilians dead since 2007, the war in afghanistan has come down to this. the united states is leading the, mission not accomplished. they have been abandoned or downgraded because they have not worked for there was no longer enough time to achieve them. do you agree with that assessment? >> w

on my left is ambassador eklil hakimi who is the ambassador to the united states from afghanistan.t thim is doug lute who is an assistant in the area of afghanistan and pakistan. next to him is karl eikenberry, former assistant best -- former ambassador to afghanistan. and we have on teleconferee ambassador sherry rehman who was unable to make it today because of a prior commitment. she was kind enough and wanted to be here badly enough to agree to talk to us here. you can see her sitting back there. her in the television monitors around the rim. i want to begin this with a ". a recent article by dexter falcons in the new yorker published earlier this month he writes after 11 years, nearly 2000 americans killed, 16,000 americans wounded, nearly $400 billion spent, nearly 12,000 afghan civilians dead since 2007, the war in afghanistan has come down to this. the united states is leading the, mission not accomplished. they have been abandoned or downgraded because they have not worked for there was no longer enough time to achieve them. do you agree with that assessment? >> with due r