bruce reindell also noticed the same development but he is not clear as to why in fact this is taking place. is it just because they realize that it's now in their own interest and it hadn't occurred to them before? or are there other extenuating circumstances which may influence their recent stepping up that activity and as a follow-up by wonder if you could comment on the iran's role in counterterrorism. >> it's funny because bruce asked me that same question. [laughter] and i don't want to get too speculative, but i do think that an important part of what we are seeing is due to the growth of trust. our sense was for example at the end of the strategic dialogue we had really had a good exchange and have taken this relationship to the higher level. the history of u.s. pakistani relations has been a deeply troubled one. there have long been influential pakistanis who thought that we did not have their interests at heart that we were purely in a transaction mode to accomplish our own goals and i believe that after very, very serious engagement the commitment of enormous resources effo