Our engagement has to be aimed at building a long-term strategic partnership and must be conducted in a way that respects and enhances the Pakistani people's pursuit of a prosperous economy, a stronger democracy, and a vibrant civil society.
Holbrooke discusses the need for a strategic partnership with Pakistan.
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I don't think that we have been candid enough with the American people about the commitment that we're going to have to make in Afghanistan if we intend to be successful.
What happened in 1989, when the Soviets left and the world, led by the United States, just turned its back on Afghanistan... is a lesson of history we cannot afford to repeat.
Afghanistan cannot go forward unless the international community, led by its greatest nation, the United States, continues to fulfill its commitments in the area, beyond combat troops.
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