03/02/2011
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"Maintaining ties with all of these actors is important."
"Pakistan is a nuclear-armed state sitting at the crossroads of a strategic region."
"An entire year of civilian assistance in Afghanistan costs Americans the same amount as 10 days of military operations."
"I believe troop withdrawals are warranted at this stage, but our policy in Afghanistan is in need of much more than troop reductions on a political timetable."