activity. your thoughts generally? >> i think it's a dramatic change from the obama administration. that's probably the most important thing. i think that comes through clearly in a lot of respects. much of what the president said is right. he won't have artificial time limits. he won't negotiate with the taliban until presumably they've been sufficiently beaten back so they negotiate on our terms. nonetheless, there's still critical points where the speech rhetorically was fine we need to see how it plays out. number one, pakistan which he correctly spoke about as a pillar of his new policy. i think afghanistan will be won or lost in pakistan. i think more pressure on the government there because of its support for terrorist groups giving them safe haven is