active sanctuaries across the board. >> let's move from afghanistan to iraq now, sir, with the vice president making the surprise visit to the country this holiday also visiting with the troops in iraq, he's there while the country's leaders in iraq remain deadlocked after the l k elections. how does it affect our mission there? >> it's a shameful situation. this is the vice president's fifth time going to iraq. president obama given him the lead. he's a skill. experiences diplomat. he's trying to nudge these people into forming a government. we're going to -- the end of august, we're down to 50,000, 60,000 troops. in theory, by next summer we're out of there and these people can't bringing to a consensus among the warring factions. it goes beyond that. allawi who in theory should be lead and forming a government, being countered by mali ka