That, of course, is the $64,000 question, and I wish I could give you an easy response to that.
It's not just a tactical question, it's a question of gradually attempting to engage regional powers in this process, as I said earlier. One of the future scenarios for Afghanistan—just one of them—would be an Afghanistan dominated by Pakistan. I'm not proposing or supporting this, but I think it is one logical possibility for the future.
As the west grows tired of this nearly impossible task, Pakistan itself will seek to strengthen its voice there in ways that will empower the Taliban but which will lead to the crushing of al-Qaeda and international jihadi forces. To me, that's what this is all about in the end. If there's one critically vital task, it's eliminating these international jihadi forces, and especially al-Qaeda. I think Pakistan—and the Taliban themselves, by the way—is quite capable of doing this once the Pakistanis feel their local goals have been taken care of.