09/22/2008
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"I know there are concerns about why we did not begin evacuating Afghan civilians sooner. Part of the answer is some of the Afghans did not want to leave earlier, still hopeful for their country."
"We went to Afghanistan almost 20 years ago, with clear goals. Get those who attacked us on September 11th 2001 and make sure al Qaeda could not use Afghanistan as a base for which to attack us again. ..."
"So I`m left against to ask of those who argue that we should stay, how many more generations of America`s daughters and sons, would you have me send to fight Afghanistan civil war? When Afghan troops ..."
"I made a commitment to the American people, when I ran for president that I`d bring America`s military involvement in Afghanistan to an end. Well, it`s been hard and messy, and yes, far from perfect, ..."