11/18/2009
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"Is it fair to say that we're focused clearly on al Qaeda, but that the success or failure of allied groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan... is also relevant to our security in the world?"
"I thought the President spoke very eloquently on Friday about the fact that there hadn't been adequate civil-military cooperation."
"There is an unsettling perception in Afghanistan and Pakistan that the U.S. is not in this for the long haul."
"the Kerry-Lugar bill that is I think being considered by the Senate represents the kind of sustained substantial commitment that we're talking about--I think it's 5 years, $1.5 billion."