dr. guiney or dr. abdullah, that it is inclusive. e most promising thing in afghanistan is the next generation of leaders coming up. >> if you were one of the parents of one of the 2500 or so that died in afghanistan, what would you tell them is the reason? >> i would say your son or your daughter made the ultimate sacrifice to protect americans run terrorist attacks in the future. the united states in return should ensure that that sacrifice was worth something and we should keep our eye on the objective. it is within reach. it is hard, it is difficult, it will take time, but we can continue in a support role. if we continue in a support role, i believe afghans will get to the point where they can territory from being a safe haven from which international terrorists can attack the united states. >> you have been in government twice in fairly high-powered jobs in the pentagon. do you know a lot more about the world and what is going on out there than the average person walking around? would that change the average person's view, if th

dr. guiney or dr. abdullah, that it is inclusive. the most promising thing in afghanistan is the next generation of leaders coming up. >> if you were one of the parents of one of the 2500 or so that died in afghanistan, what would you tell them is the reason? >> i would say your son or your daughter made the ultimate sacrifice to protect americans from terrorist attacks in the future. the united states in return should ensure that that sacrifice was worth something and we should keep our eye on the objective. it is within reach. it is hard, it is difficult, it will take time, but we can continue in a support role. if we continue in a support role, i believe afghans will get to the point where they can prevent their territory from being a safe haven from which international terrorists can attack the united states. >> you have been in government twice in fairly high-powered jobs in the pentagon. do you know a lot more about the world and what is going on out there than the average person walking around? would that change the average per