people are reporting that quality oil from ubekistan that are poisonous. people have lost their lives because of thehemicals used. it will depend on the type of minds. anywhere from three years to five years is the window. >> you touched on this a minute ago. general petraeus was asked a number of tough questions on afghanistan, particularly in hearings this week. specifically, what if and when the u.s. leaves? let's look in brass tacks. if the u.s. were to leave, what does that mean for the future of afghanistan? >> if we hear an announcement tomorrow that the u.s.'s leading -- is leaving in 2011, the type of announcement can create a rapid erosion of confidence. psychological effects usually set the tone for further advance. we have seen these things in other parts of the world. premature announcements, politickingwith war, wars have to fought or we should not choose to go to war. in my opinion. pakistan's war is not over. if it is over, why are we there? if we have not finished the work, should we finish it or not? this is an obvious thing. if the war i

consult with the government of kiergestan and the government of quebec to stand -- government of ubekistan. the message over the weekend was to do whatever it can to help stabilize the current situation and regain the trust and confidence of all the people of kiergestan and we are prepared to help in any way we can. >> [unintelligible] >> that is a decision for the government of kiergestan. >> [unintelligible] they have developed nuclear technology for nuclear diffusion. >> to think we're very skeptical about that. >> the increase reactivity when the korean border? >> as to that particular story out of south korea, we would refer you to the south korean government. quirks >>> [unintelligible] there is some kind of back channel behind-the-scenes talks with the iranian government. i am skeptical that you would confirm that from the podium, but i am more skeptical that you are engaged in any talks with iran, a country for which you have no diplomatic relations. i do you deny this?+ >> if you go back over the 30 years, there have been lots of people on the other side of the equation that place