If the President would say that success in Afghanistan is our only withdrawal plan...he would make the war more winnable.
I appreciate the President's statement, last week, that July 2011 is simply a date to 'begin a transition phase to greater Afghan responsibi...
I agree with the President, that success in Afghanistan is 'a vital national interest,' and I support his decision to adopt a counterinsurge...
That July 2011 date imparts a necessary sense of urgency to Afghan leaders about the need to take on principal responsibility for their coun...
I'm sure you may have seen that this committee, the majority decided that we would cut a billion dollars from aid to Iraq military and put i...
There was not. By any military person that you know of.
The drawdown of U.S. forces is based on our security agreement with the Government of Iraq.
He is proof that we can win wars, and we need to give him every opportunity, and remove every obstacle, to win in Afghanistan.
We cannot afford to have a stay-the-course approach to starting our withdrawal in July 2011, when the facts on the ground are suggesting tha...
What we need to hear from the President...is that the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan will be determined solely by conditions on ...
Before heading out to Iraq 3 years ago, General Petraeus, you told this committee that the mission was 'hard, but not hopeless.' I would cha...
We saw in Iraq the importance of setting dates as a way of spurring action.
The Afghan army enjoys the support of the Afghan people, and they are strong fighters.
I don't see, very frankly, how our side of the aisle, could agree to an authorization bill moving forward where we've substituted $1 billion...
the earmark and pork barreling goes on despite the dissatisfaction of the American people.
There is no way that the surge could have succeeded without him.
Considering how high the stakes are in Iraq, it is inconceivable why this committee would arbitrarily slash funding for Iraq's security forc...
How do you respond to that, General, again?
