Zalmay Khalilzad: “Every day that this Congress fails to act is a betrayal of our allies and of our American values.”

Afghanistan has sent a compelling message to the rest of the world that, by investing in that country's development, the United States is investing in success.

The assumption was--it turns out to be wrong, ma'am--that the government would not collapse.

Securing Baghdad is vital. It's the national capital, of course. And 7 million Iraqis live there. It is the scene of a great deal of violence in Iraq. Should this government be dismissed as having failed to deal with it, Iraq will be in a…

If the Taliban are unwilling or unable to abide by their commitments, or if political negotiations collapse, the resulting crisis will likely have a grave consequence for those Afghan people, regional stability, and international security.