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>> i'm curious if you think pakistan might just be posturing for its public and behind the scenes keeping good relations with the u.s. >> well, this may be real bluster. among other things, the pakistani intelligence chief has offered to resign. so they know that they've got an internal problem with terrorism far aside from any problem that they have with the united states. >> does pakistan have any leverage? i mean, look at how much money the u.s. sends it annually. >> well, it has leverage if it's willing to, as the expression goes, cut off its nose to spite its face. in the past in response...

Whether those are security forces, border troops or the military. so what you're going to see is that some units won't be replaced. some units will shift. so all of that will be done at a very operational and tactical level. so where pressure must be applied to the enemy, it will continue to be applied to the enemy with u.s. faces as well as afghan faces. >> is the afghan government and its institutions ready for this change? >> the argument would be absolutely not. they are not completely on board. we have plenty of time to get that straight. bear in mind also, at the end of the period for th...