better position there he knows exactly where he wants to do and where he needs to do it, but there is one thing to keep in mind, no matter how many troops he has given it is going to take a long time. whether he is given 12,000 or 45,000 or even more than that which he won't be, we have to be prepared for a long period of time where we are going to have americans in afghanistan fighting against al qaeda and the taliban before he will ever see any results. and i think, given the political nature of a commitment like that i don't think the president is prepared to do t. >> jack, good to see you. thank you for sharing your pert tease. is there a rel for other countries in fighting strategy for afghanistan and how much patience does the american public have in this war you heard the colonel suggesting we ought to have patience to achieve the mission there and why does anyone think leaving afghanistan, just pulling out entirely works not put us in the exact same situation we were in before 9/11? more answers on that in the days