Barack Obama actually said...

We believe that we have put al Qaeda on a path to defeat and are within reach of achieving our goals here.

I've come to Afghanistan to mark a historic moment for our two nations and to do so on Afghan soil. I'm here to affirm the bonds between our...

Our goal is to destroy al Qaeda and we are on a path to do exactly that.

Not only were we able to blunt the Taliban momentum. Not only were we able to drive al Qaeda out of Afghanistan, but slowly and systemically...