The President stated that a responsible withdrawal of troops will begin in summer 2011.
A key tenet of General McChrystal's strategy is partnering with the Afghan security forces in order to help them build capacity and assume l...
Does this OMB cost estimate include any contractor support?
The responsible drawdown of troops in Iraq continues forward as planned.
Are we working, not only on the military side, but also on the resource side, with the locals where, because of the divisions of that countr...
We are not an occupation force. Afghans must take primary responsibility for defending their own country and prepare to do so with a sense o...
Unfortunately. Mr. Ambassador, we must learn the language of the natives and they will accept us better when we can speak their language.
I understand that many of the troop-contributing nations for Afghanistan have placed very specific caveats on what missions and what type of...
The U.S. policy on Iraq has not changed; we are committed to fulfilling our responsibility.
Overall development of the Afghan economy appears to be at a standstill.
Are we aiming to meet the projected numbers established by March 2009 goals of 134,000 ANA and 82,000 ANP, or levels recommended by General ...