Karl Eikenberry: “Our strategic objective inside of Afghanistan and Pakistan is to disrupt and eventually defeat the international…”

If I am confirmed, I will assume this great responsibility conscious that success in both Afghanistan and in Pakistan is in America's vital national security interest.

I believe the course the President outlined offers the best path to stabilize Afghanistan and to ensure al-Qaeda cannot regain a foothold to plan new attacks against us.

The United States is committed to supporting the Afghans in pursuit of elections that are fair and free of intimidation.

When we hear ourselves being called occupiers and worse, and our generous aid programs are being dismissed as totally ineffective and the source of all corruption, our pride is offended, and we begin to lose our inspiration to carry on.