We do have to demonstrate leadership on these critical issues.

the Pakistani Government lost its state in Swat Valley

And just a quick summary that I'll read highlights of--to give those in the audience who may not sense the size of the human situation we're dealing with.

It's important to realize that most of the displaced are not in camps; they're being hosted by families.

The U.S. Government has pledged more than $320 million in humanitarian assistance.

I think the issue you raised is critical.

I went because this is such a critically important issue confronting the United States.

On the other side are extremists who bomb mosques and markets, destroy schools, murder teachers because they allow girls in the classroom, and kill aid workers.

Right now, it's 280,000?

Our position is that it should be quicker; it should be as quick as possible.

Only 42 percent of that appeal has been pledged, to date, by the international community overall.

We need to be prepared to expect the same level of need over those next 12 months.

But, if nothing is done to reform some of the institutions that the Taliban are exploiting, if all of this is nothing more than the defense of the status quo, then people will return to the same situations, the Taliban will return to the…

we shouldn't ramp up now, appeal to the Congress for perhaps some more money

This money will be used to promote return, to promote a recovery in areas to which people are going.

I wanted to also ask you about--as we've heard this morning--the asserted policy of the Pakistani Government to support a quote 'voluntary, safe, and dignified returns.'

I think America needs to focus on that a little bit more as we relate to what the United Nations actually does.

So it is not just a cheap way of doing it, it is actually impacting saving lives and the United States involvement in conflicts around the world overspilling.