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Karzai: This is a very important question. Look. I want to leave a legacy for this country. A legacy of democratic transitions. Of power from one person to another. Nelson Mandela set a very good example of completing his four years term and not doing it again. Had he wanted to stand again he would have definitely won. South Africans would have voted for him. But he wanted to set an example of democratic transitions and of new generations emerging. My worry for Afghanistan is whether we will have leaderships emerging in this country to carry on the task. And that is what I am concentrating on. New leadership. Patriotic, aware of this country. Now if there is an alternative three years from now that I can be comfortable with, that I feel is patriotic, good and deserves to be elected, I would definitely quit in his favor. Because I want to have the flow of things. I hate to have a country where personality cults run things. No, that is disastrous to society. And that is what I am trying to prevent by bringing new leadership. Some people don't understand this, and I don't know if I can explain it properly. But that is my desire.