ground, et cetera? >> well, it doesn't -- it obviously does not replicate the capability we had by all the on-the-ground resources we had. but hearking back to history, i was in the intelligence community after 9/11, we have -- we're not starting from square a here. we know a lot more about afghanistan and the players there, and we've learned a lot about how to conduct counterterrorism operations. so while we can't replicate having on-the-ground presence, i do believe we'll have substantial capabilities to monitor, surveil over the horizon. >> pakistan's role in all this has not been encouraging. it harbored the taliban for the last 20 years, gave them safe bases across the border across from afghan territory, and helped them organize their quick takeover of the country. is pakistan, can it be described as a u.s. ally any more for