What I don't support and what concerns me greatly is the President's decision to set an arbitrary date to begin withdraw...
Then it makes no sense for him to have announced the date.
the presidential election was riddled with fraud and that the turnout was much lower than expected because of intimidati...
He pledged to combat corruption, improve governance, and deliver for the people of his country.
no amount of troops in no amount of time will ever be enough to completely achieve success in such a fight.
Will we withdraw our forces based on conditions on the ground or based on an arbitrary date, regardless of conditions on...
Setting the July 2011 date to begin reductions of our forces is a reasonable way to impart to the Government of Afghanis...
If you take only one thing back with you to our fellow citizens in Afghanistan, let it be this: America and this Congres...
I think the American people need to know whether we will begin withdrawing in 2011 and conditions are ripe for that, or ...
I support the President's policy for Afghanistan. I think he made the right decision, really a brave decision.
I look forward to hearing what progress we're making on creating such a joint civil-military effort.
this region is the epicenter of global Islamic extremism.
I say with great respect, Secretary Gates, the President announced that we would begin withdrawing on a hard date of Jul...
I have yet to see a comprehensive, cohesive, convincing plan to implement the essential civil side of any successful sur...
By announcing a date for withdrawal, don't you think that contradicts the counterinsurgency manual?
I will be an ally in this effort, and I pledge to do everything in my power to ensure that we win this war.
The duration of our military presence is not open-ended, but our civilian commitment must continue.
Right now the expectation level of the American people, because of the President's speech, is that we will be withdrawin...
