We have no interest in occupying your country.
We will not be in this effort alone.
This is not an open-ended commitment.
Afghanistan is not lost. But for several years it has moved backwards.
This is not a battle to the end.
Yes, we've got to work together. We've got to make these joint patrols.
I have determined that it is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
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 ha...
It is in our vital national interest to send an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
The status quo is not sustainable.
the Taliban has maintained common cause with al Qaeda, as they both seek an overthrow of the Afghan Government.