way they're targeted and that gets back to president karzai. >> what do you think about the state department suggesting that the department of state will look at this? really. are you going to shut down -- >> you want to be honest? what else can they say? they're diplomats. they've got to make this look somehow reasonable or doable without being insulting. the truth is, there is no way they could continue their current mission at the level it's at in afghanistan without their private security contractors. remember, the department of state, before iraq, was not real keen on working in war zone areas. not real keen on going out with heavy security. they go out to make peace, they don't go out to make war. they let the military do that, and they'll tell you that over and over again. but to cut down on the number of private contractors, i think you'll see the department of state is going to continue to be diplomatic, but be street about the facts. they can't function. >> there is a web component to everything we're talking about here, as well. >> yeah. brand-new security brief that cnn has been kicking off with a lot of our very talented folks