"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?"
"Just as importantly, I think, was the President's unambiguous political commitment to defeat the Islamist extremists of South Asia."
"I appreciated very much the President's announcement of policy with regard to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday."
"I agree."
"One of the lessons we learned painfully in Iraq is that numbers matter."
"This is a remarkable people, with a remarkable history."
"Iran's actions and rhetoric have in fact prompted our partners in the Gulf to seek closer relationships than we have had with some of these nations in some decades."
"There is an unsettling perception in Afghanistan and Pakistan that the U.S. is not in this for the long haul."
"So moved."
"I think particularly our effort in Afghanistan has really been under-resourced for too long."
"I thought the President spoke very eloquently on Friday about the fact that there hadn't been adequate civil-military cooperation."