08/06/2009
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"We must also recognize that we cannot succeed in Afghanistan or secure America as long as there is a terrorist safe-haven in northwest Pakistan."
"The next Commander-in-Chief is going to have to exercise the best possible judgment in getting us through these difficult times."
"The idea that no matter where you come from, or what you look like, or who your parents are, this is a place where anything is possible."
"I have called for more resources and more troops to finish the fight in Afghanistan."