"Our modern involvement in Afghanistan was born out of that brutally tragic day of 9/11."
"Nearly 20 years later, we are still there."
"President Trump has been particularly upfront about bringing troops back home."
"I am going to be the last guy up here to blame the United States for the problems in Afghanistan."
"If I think about this conflict in simple terms, with the three different power centers."
"And, Ambassador Lute, I agree with your assessment that, if there was a civil war, that it is not a given or it is not even a likelihood that the Afghan security forces would prevail here."
"COVID-19 is not the first pandemic we're going to ever deal with, and it certainly is not going to be the last one."
"It is incredibly important that we come together as a nation, and as a planet, to get ahead of this."
"The initial strategy of trying to contain this disease with travel bans, et cetera, was likely not going to be successful."
"I'm pleased, you know, to hear the Vice President yesterday. Things are ramping up, but we probably did lose quite a bit of time."
"China is a communist country, so they were able to do things that we can't do as a democratic nation."
"What can we learn in how China and Korea--and if you're looking at the data that's coming out of Korea now, their aggressive approach to testing, and community-based testing."