05/26/2016
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Look, the problem is we don't have an easy option in Pakistan. We can't just go in there. It's a sovereign nation. We have to work with them. We have to cooperate."
"It is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan."
"Afghanistan is not lost. But for several years it has moved backwards."
"Yes, we've got to work together. We've got to make these joint patrols."