as someone rightly said to me, one of our military calis, this is not falujia.ons have been learned. the people guiding this operation like general petraeus and generalmcchrystal learned those lessons in iraq. you cannot wake up one morning and the d-day has started. that is not what this is about. that is not what counter insurgency is about. we're not fighting the afghan people. we are fighting a small minority, a very dedicated, ruthless extremist who unfortunately are able to enlist young man like the president was referencing earlier for a variety of reasons and send them out onto the battlefield. the goal is to help the people of kanduhar recover the entire city to put it to the use and benefit of the people of kanduhar. that is what we are aiming to accomplish and we have confidence in our afghan partners and our international coalition. >> on behalf of the united states institute of peace, i would like to thank president karzai and secretary of state clinton for being with us today. i would ask that if everyone would remain in their seats while the presi