04/25/2012
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"a military in a democracy can be winning a war on the battlefield and lose it on the political battlefield at home."
"the United States is not going to make the same mistake that we made in 1989."
"You mentioned the counterproductive role played in different ways by two of the neighbors, Pakistan and Iran, noting that the Taliban operates 'with impunity' in Pakistan and that 'Iran continues to s..."
"though the Afghan security forces will be taking the lead in combat in Afghanistan, that doesn't necessarily mean that we can precipitously cut our troop presence."