One of the issues I have been working on since I got here has been cell phone unlocking.

Was it a good use of taxpayers' money? $436,000.

Do you think that is using taxpayer money wisely?

It would be a grave mistake to withdraw from Afghanistan on an arbitrary timeframe not based upon conditions on the ground.

I think there is a question, here. If it's entirely open-ended, in terms of time, in terms of enemy, in terms of geography, then we've written the war power out of the Constitution, as far as I'm concerned, and the Congress has no role.

I want to thank the panelists for being here.

Good water resources take planning and dollars, because you have to have the infrastructure to support it.

I think it would be wise to look down that line. I think it is a great way to expand.

There are some, and I am one, who advocate taking money from the reclamation fund to pay for some of these water settlements and water projects, too.

I just don't see there ever being an end to it.

I mean, we are talking about projects that connect up with Indian water settlements, where the water is fairly critical if we are going to have economic development to move those folks out of poverty.

I think they are suing because they don't think the project will work.

So you think you will win that suit?

the way of the future for Afghanistan is with the national unity government, having a very professionalized army and police

He won. He could afford to be magnanimous. That is free political advice to the president of another country.

I hope we can use that influence to move this along.

The fact is that good water resources take planning and dollars, because you have to have the infrastructure to support it.

Let me ask you this, in the private sector--and I will be quick.