Overall, fund reductions at this point could undermine the hard-earned progress our troopers and our Afghan partners have achieved.
Secretary Gates' remarks were reaffirming the political consensus achieved at the Lisbon Conference for maintaining the coalition through 20...
So moved.
General Petraeus, what is your current assessment of the Haqqani Network's capabilities and the extent of its sanctuary in Pakistan?
General Petraeus, what evidence can you offer that the ALP program is contributing to greater security in areas where it is active in Afghan...
Insufficient funding for the ANSF would result in a smaller and less capable Afghan force at the exact moment in the campaign when we are ex...
It is only recently that we have gotten the inputs right in Afghanistan.
the way to influence Pakistan is to show that there can be a certain outcome in Afghanistan
Ultimately, it is only when an Afghan Government and security force is capable of neutralizing the terrorist groups backed by some in Pakist...
It is irresponsible to continue funding our fellow Americans fighting two wars through piecemeal continuing resolutions that do not meet the...
It is Congress' highest priority to be just as worthy of the sacrifices made by the men and women of our Armed Forces.
I do believe that we can build on that progress, as difficult as that will be, and I believe it's imperative that we do so.
The surge did succeed.
But for that transition to be truly irreversible, and for it to lead to an enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afgh...
Perhaps the greatest need of all right now is winning the war in Afghanistan.
We urgently need to pass a full year appropriations bill on defense for the remainder of fiscal year 2011.
I believe that the 1996 Line Item Veto Act ceded far too much power to the Executive Branch.
The oversight capacity of Congress has not been as aggressive as I would have hoped in their last 2 years.
