Clearly, Pakistan is clearly a very strong ally of the United States in this.
This is not a war without end. The Lisbon Summit has made clear that the transfer to Afghan security responsibility and leadership will be c...
And sometimes, they send people to spy on us. And they're our close allies.
The sacrifices our troops are willing to endure to protect this country is nothing short of amazing.
Through the support of the Congress and our nation, these young men and women will prevail in the current conflicts.
We are not in the business of nation building. What we are trying to do is build the Afghan National Security Forces to the point where they...
I appreciate the opportunity to discuss the President's budget request for fiscal year 2012.
the American people are going to become increasingly skeptical about this alliance if the United States has to bear three quarters of the bu...
this modernization project is, in my view, both from a security and a political standpoint, really important.
I think one thing where the Congress could make a contribution is that, I know that the Congress has a variety of parliamentary exchanges wi...
Frankly, I think that we have often not done a very good job of listening to President Karzai.
That's the real world that we deal with.
Most governments lie to each other. That's the way business gets done.
What kind of a signal do you want to send the rest of the world, in terms of America's role in the world?
Congress is a co-equal branch of government that, under the Constitution, raises armies and provides for navies, and now air forces.
I take great pleasure in signing the legislation as demonstration to the American people of my determination that each and every American sh...
I would just ask you to look at, and perhaps work with the incoming secretary, to determine if it is in our best interest to have the places...
I want to be clear. We're going to do what we can to fight to defeat those cuts.
