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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. the strategy is to prevent the area to be reclaimed by al qaeda who will use it for all sorts of training grounds as they did before 9/11. that's the calculation. >> is it doable? when you look at leon pennetta said, what's key is what's happening. have you seen that on the ground? >> this is the crux of the problem. the united states is engaged in a ...