they support their network. he knows if they are to have a negotiate the settlement, pakistan needs to be involved. and they have their own interests. good luck getting them to the table. harmi karzai, how can he help? he s a huge player here. make no mistake about that. and i think the other player that s going to make a big difference is ryan crocker, who is our ambassador. he was the ambassador with general petreas in iraq. he will be a huge player behind the scenes in working with president karzai. i know for a fact he right now has a very, very good relationship, probably the best relationship we ve had with karzai in years. that s very encouraging. what does that mean for our troops that are in afghanistan fighting the taliban? they are still active. we know al-qaeda, they have really taken a hit, haven t