Barack Obama actually said...

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...

Today, I signed a historic agreement between the United States and Afghanistan that defines a new kind of relationship between our countries...

Our goal is not to build a country in America's image or to eradicate every vestige of the Taliban.

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