coalition casualties in 2004 were 59 for the beshear it is 279. -- 59. beshear it is to under 79. -- this year it is 279. we are going to face again violence tomorrow. the election will be well supported by the afghan people. the aftermath is the point to be known tomorrow. it is going to take some kind of time to count those votes. this should be a significant concern for us once refined of what the ultimate polling numbers turn out to be. if no candidate gets zero or 57 votes, the possibility is a we go immediately to a runoff election as we look ahead, it will create a result. we have to live with the result that comes out. we collectively have with the afghan people. this is going to be their government for the next five years. as a look at the threats to our enterprise, i think the ineffectiveness of that government is an issue that is raising to the very highest level of return here in the united states. we clearly have expectations. i think we will clear the work very hard to help this new afghan government. we will be able to improve security in

beshear a vision of a secure and confident israel. -- beshear a vision of a secure in, but it is real. -- we share a vision of a secure and confident israel. we also discussed the issue of settlements in east jerusalem. i made clear that the settlement activity was a barrier to a solution. i am increasing company that is a genuine will to make progress. that such activity will result in steps to a normalization from arab states. president obama has my strong support in his efforts to pursue this agenda, and i know prime minister netanyahu will be reading -- meeting with him tomorrow. we also discussed and will continue to discuss iran. i made it clear to president not to yahoo! that we do not wish to comment on the -- netanyahu that we do not wish to comment. we also shared israel's concern over ambitions to develop a nuclear weapon. you have nothing to fear from a nuclear program, but actions do not make their arguments convincing. i robbed -- iran needs to cooperate. until then, the international community will continue to view them with suspicion. welcome again. i look forward to w