i went to camp leatherneck and marjah. we were able to walk down the street without wearing body armor. we saw standards that help merchants keep their stores open later. they are mud buildings that open up. i talked to merchants. i saw them smiling and feeling good about the security they felt. the marines have done a fantastic job there. we opened a school while i was there. it was raining. it is not a school like we know. they have a few classrooms, 500 kids, 10 teachers. the excitement on the faces of those kids that they were able to go to school. our kids kind of -- at the end of summer, maybe they are happy to go back and see their friends. generally, they are not really excited. these kids had not been able to go to school. almost half of them were girls who could not go to school under taliban rule. i think it is a huge improvement. i saw the general yesterday. the army caucus had a meeting and we had a chance to visit a little bit. he came home in may. he has done a great job. we were recruiting army and police t