08/12/2008
https://transcripts.cnn.com...
"We saw in Iraq the importance of setting dates as a way of spurring action."
"Before heading out to Iraq 3 years ago, General Petraeus, you told this committee that the mission was 'hard, but not hopeless.' I would characterize our mission in Afghanistan the same way."
"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 the ground."
"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 that we need more time."