So, that's the basis for our security, then, to give a framework for Afghan people to progress.
the purpose of war is to build a better peace, but America built nothing in Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal.
It is well past time for a different approach.
Congress must now prioritize these parallel budgets and authorities in order to strengthen our effectiveness in the real...
Each crisis required the deployment of technically proficient civilians familiar with unstable situations.
What they have in common is acknowledging the important role for international civilian agencies in Afghanistan to help ...
We left Afghanistan in 2003. We spent almost as much money in Iraq in 2008 as we spent in Afghanistan from 2003-2008.
Any withdrawal or retreat on our part from the conduct of counterinsurgency and counterterrorism would put that progress...
We need to have quite a pragmatic and moderate path toward that future.
The situation in Afghanistan is complex and requires a multifaceted approach.
The development of a state that is able to provide a modicum of security and governance to its people is necessary to en...
Preventing the return of the Taliban to control of Afghanistan, maintaining stability in Pakistan, and keeping up the pr...
Despite the long-evident need for a coherent and efficient civilian coordination capacity to assist our troops in crisis...
most Americans believe the United States entered into conflict in Afghanistan because of the presence of al-Qaeda traini...
The Taliban is not the objective; it is still people who are plotting to bomb Washington and New York City again.
Having reviewed the range of strategies suggested by our experts, it's evident that each has his own perspective on inte...
We can do more than we fear; and that if we had a genuine long-term vision for how to move forward.
It is time to take the training wheels off and let the Iraqis define their own future.
