09/30/2009
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"I appreciate the innovation and dedication that our witnesses have displayed in the past, and their willingness to take on extremely difficult missions."
"I believe that other strategic questions... are the crucial determinants of success, not the numbers of troops."
"There will come an inevitable moment in this fight where our partners in Pakistan must take up the fight with an equal vigor."
"We need to make clear to the people of Pakistan that we will be full partners in their fight against extremist elements."