05/11/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"The United States will seek a new treaty that verifiably ends production of fissile materials intended for use in nuclear weapons."
"But in Afghanistan, there is not that kind of promise."
"According to recent ISAF figures, there are now estimated to be 113,000 trained Afghan National Army soldiers and 109,000 persons trained for service in the Afghan National Police."
"What is the current level of dedicated funds, and how long can the American people sustain this level of funding, in your estimate, after our troops have left?"