Richard Holbrooke: “Why are we in Afghanistan? The short, simple answer is: 9/11, direct threats to our national security interests.”

You've got to end this war in Afghanistan.

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.

There's no Ho Chi Minh. There's no Slobodan Milosevic. There's no Palestinian Authority.

We are spending the money you've authorized for us to create a justice system which can cut into the Taliban's propaganda about corruption and lack of a justice system.