Is it objections in the Congress that you are working with or what problems specifically hit you there?
I mean, that is pretty compelling to me, if we just get past basically what is opposition by labor in this country and by some in the enviro...
But are there really alternatives? Didn't we select or support various elements, now including President Karzai, in part because they appear...
we must acknowledge that the voice of Afghans themselves is missing.
We must negotiate, but negotiate from strength, which necessitates the presence of all the Afghan partners at the table.
How do we get them to the table?
It's confusing to me how this group can be led to gather at the negotiating table given that we've already said that this process has to be ...
We started in Afghanistan because we thought that's where al-Qaeda was, and we wanted to disrupt any further activity that might threaten us...
There is no military solution in Afghanistan.
We should know by now that such grand ambitions are beyond our resources and powers.
It is up to the President to define success, and delineate how much time and how many resources should be devoted to achieving it.
There is a real need for clarity in terms of what actually can be accomplished.
This is becoming more and more opaque to the public understanding as it has evolved.
There has to come a time when it will be appropriate for us to withdraw.
Mr. Chairman, earlier in the hearing you mentioned a page in Politico, today's edition, June 24, 2010, on page 31, which is entitled, 'Russi...
China is demanding a greater say in the management of the world economy through the G20 and other mechanisms.
Its global leverage has increased as it has positioned itself as the leading creditor nation with more than 20 percent of the world's curren...
The United States must come to grips with the incredibly complex set of choices and opportunities that China represents.
