Barack Obama actually said...

The United States welcomes the Loya Jirga's overwhelming endorsement of the U.S.-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA).

That is the goal of these talks that are scheduled for Geneva in January.

On behalf of President Obama, she is thanking the men and women who are away from their families this Thanksgiving and serving in harm's way...

That's had a pretty destabilizing influence -- impact on the politics of the region.