anti-western, anti-american sentiment in pakistan leading to the shutdown of a key nato supply route through pakistan into afghanistan for coalition bases. now, yesterday in the states, admiral mike mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs, talked about that. and he said some of the history of the united states relationship with pakistan is actually responsible for these tengs. he said that we left them we the united states left them in a dark hole from about 1990 until 2002 and they don t trust us. and we re trying to rebuild that trust. and talks are under way between the united states and the nato forces, and pakistani officials trying to get that supply line open again. but fr o the time being nato says they are not feeling any effects of that closure of the shutdown of that supply route in operations so far. they say it won t have an effect for some time to come. alex?