this is not something the united states can actively prosecute or wanted to engage in. >> with the president's own cia director stilling that as few as 100 al qaeda remain in afghanistan. michael steele isn't the only one questioning why the u.s. is still there. earlier i spoke with peter bergen and a reporter from "the washington post" who recently returned from afghanistan. look at some of the statistics like the estimated costs to the u.s., 100 billion in 2010. 98,000 troops going to be in afghanistan by fall. 102 troops dying in june. it's not irrational to say for 50 al qaeda fighters, is this worth it? peter? >> well, the attack on 9/11 cost the american economy $300 billion and 3,000 civilians dead.