t. e. lawrence for sure and say that he was the only arabic speaker in bridlington in 1934, or something likethat to a t. e. lawrence collector, it's worth thousands of pounds-- 5,000, 10,000, something like that. wow. but as it is we just have to wait. and hope. thank you for bringing it in. so what do you call this piece of furniture? in the family, we call it the chest. right. the chest. other people describe this as a chest on chest. right. what do you know about it? well, it's been in the family for about 60 years i would think. my father was a french polisher before the war. and after the war, he couldn't settle back to being a french polisher so he went into the country to be a farmer but he kept at the french polishing as a hobby and also with a hobby he used to buy and renovate pieces of furniture. he bought this one a lot of years ago when i was very small, and he always said it was a very nice piece. i could never work out what the veneer and everything was and why the sides were blanked rather than being veneered as well. where do you keep it? it's kept in the bedroom. we use it.

[laughter] t e lawrence did well because he had a passion and wanted to do it. a percentage of them did, but it percentage did not. a percentage of the people could not learn language because they would not try and were not smart enough. but it is almost to your question exactly about the civilian part. we have to be willing to make the investment prepared -- investment. we have to be willing to say it is worth as long-term investments because is not caught -- if not, you cannot operate effectively. you cannot go in there with people who do not have a long- term commitment to the outcome of the area and expect to have a good effect. >> we have time for one last question. right here. >> general mcchrystal, thanks for being here. i make current student and also author of the book "the first 100 days in afghanistan. we see that the u.s. does not have an enduring part -- presence in iraq and is going to devote one now for afghanistan. what is the position for that? what are the resources for it? >> what do we want? that is the first in a raft of u.s. policy-makers.

[laughter] t e lawrence did well because he had a passion and wanted to do it. percentage of them did, but it percentage did not. a percentage of the people could not learn language because they would not try and were not smart enough. but it is almost to your question exactly about the civilian part. we have to be willing to make the investment prepared -- investment. we have to be willing to say it is worth as long-term investments because is not caught -- if not, you cannot operate effectively. you cannot go in there with people who do not have a long- term commitment to the outcome of the area and expect to have a good effect. >> we have time for one last question. right here. >> general mcchrystal, thanks for being here. i make current student and also author of the book "the first 100 days in afghanistan. we see that the u.s. does not have an enduring part -- presence in iraq and is going to devote one now for afghanistan. what is the position for that? what are the resources for it? >> what do we want? that is the first in a raft of u.s. policy-makers. wh