Joe Courtney actually said...
If we don't see some political outcome from reconciliation, which can have the effect ultimately of reducing the effectiveness and the effect safe havens; if we don't see Pakistani action to address the safe havens, then ultimate we are going to have to thicken the defenses of the Afghan people to provide as much friction as possible to protect the strategic center of gravity, which is Kabul and the security zone around Kabul.
03/20/2012