to my previous answer, force protection is a high priority and we are going to have at our disposal all the assets and resources necessary to make sure we can accomplish this mission safely and efficiently just like we were accomplishing the previous mission of drawdown safely and efficiently. this is a continuum, not something new. the reason we decided to talk about it today -- and i don't think you will expect to see us talk about it every day. we thought it was important to talk about it today that there was reporting we were flying low passes over the city or shows of force. that's not what this is. it is the prudent and responsible thing to do with force protection. >> on your discussions with the taliban now that the potential is in public for staying, does the u.s. military defense department feel it would at