01/14/2009
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"Such an agreement would encourage our allies to make similar long-term commitments."
"If we quit Afghanistan again, as we did in the 1990s, and abandon the millions of Afghans who have risked everything to be our allies, the consequences will be disastrous for us both."
"Now is not the time to quit. It is the time to recommit ourselves to being successful."
"We must reverse this dynamic, and the best way to do so is by concluding a strong strategic partnership agreement with Afghanistan."