We are a wealthy society. We can afford to defend ourselves and we can afford to take care of the people who need help in our society.

I think President Ghani, the National Unity Government, is on the way to doing that.

What did we miss, or did we know and were not able to stop it? What happened?

I think it's absolutely critical.

What are the things we need to do to give them long-term confidence that they should be betting on our side as opposed to the Taliban?

What are we going to do with this person? Would we--we hope for the best, but we plan for the worst.

I think we need an answer at that point, thank you.

I would not support such a concession given the strategic value of the base.

I think the people of the country want a better answer than that when you're talking about the people we're dealing with.

I want to make sure that one of your main focuses is getting that number to zero.

The National Guard and Reserve are a critical source of many of the capabilities required in ongoing operations and contingency surge requirements both abroad and at home.

I think we not only have to win the battles, we have to re-acquire the hearts and minds of the people there.