conclusion of the meeting on his decision of general mcchrystal. one thing, he went into that meeting we were told time and time again the president had not made up his mind. >> we still don't know if he made up his mind. mik, let me go to you. had a brief chance to talk to general mcchrystal. he came and went from the pentagon and what can you tell us at this point in time? >> general mcchrystal arrived here at the pentagon 8:00 this morning. just seconds actually before a scheduled meeting with secretary of defense robert gates. and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, admiral mike mullen. i just happened to be on the steps and he came up the steps and, you know, greeted each other and then -- i asked him if he had already submitted his resignation. and because there had been reports to that effect and he didn't hesitate and said come on, you know better than that. no. and then i said, will you and by this time he was gone and up the stairs to that meeting. so it didn't appear at that point that the general was in retreat. of course, he was talking to just a mere reporter as opposed