Barack Obama actually said...

Afghanistan is not lost. But for several years it has moved backwards.

I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

the Taliban has maintained common cause with al Qaeda, as they both seek an overthrow of the Afghan Government.

most Americans would not understand or accept that Federal employees should receive an average pay increase of 18.9 percent while many of th...