Admiral Michael Mullen: “I think the legitimacy of the Afghan Government at every level... is a real concern.”

The likelihood that NATO could respond in a situation like that was absolutely zero.

I remain concerned that the pace of current operations prevents our forces from training across the entire range of operations and erodes our readiness to counter future threats.

This program has been a disaster.

The direction you get from a President in a situation like that is 'Do everything you can.' It's all the guidance that you need.