i think the hope is they can put down the taliban as it was, set up some new security bubble and give it yet more time, hopefully force the taliban, whatever remaining is left, to a negotiating table in the middle east and hope for another type of conclusion. but it will cost hundreds of millions of dollars, billions, it will cost american lives, i guarantee it and this war will continue. >> kevin, thanks for your time. i appreciate your insight. we move on to the breaking news coming out of israel. with new reaction this hour from prime minister benjamin netanyahu on the latest bloody wave of violence there. >> the current [ inaudible ] in israel is the result of palestinian incitement first on the outrageous claims that we are changing the status quo or intend to destroy and now we have a new big lie, that new big lie is that israel is executing palestinians. >> earlier today, u.s. secretary