to thank david for typically thoughtful and deep questions and most of all i'd like to thank dave kilcullen for all he's done and all he continues to do to help us understand the enemies we face and to fight them more effectively. thank you all. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> david kilcullen a former australian infantry officer is a senior fellow at the center for a new american security and a partner at the crumpton group. from washington, d.c.-based strategic firm. before that, he served as special advisor for counterinsurgency for secretary of state condoleezza rice. for more, visit cnas.org and search his name. ♪ >> this summer book tv is asking, what are you reading? >> well, right now i'm reading on my kindle which i have sort of given up paper to save trees and also for convenience when i'm traveling. i'm reading it on my kindle which is electronic books that i can download through a wireless connection. i'm reading the soul of the age which is a new biography about william shakespeare. years ago i had the chance to visit in england a royal shakespeare theater and i sort of