"What is your judgment as to why there has not been more effort on the part of Pakistan, or India, to forge ties that would lead to peace between the two countries?"
"I am hopeful that the joint statement that we reached yesterday will help provide a roadmap."
"The committee sought a witness from the Defense Department to join Secretary Steinberg at this hearing. The administration chose not to provide such a witness."
"Well, this is a debate we may have. I just raise the question of authorities not just with regard to Libya, but generally as to our ability to, in a civil war, begin to allocate resources of one party..."
"The President did not seek authorization from Congress to use military force in Libya prior to the beginning of our military's involvement there."
"If 10 years of American sacrifice hasn't convinced the region that the United States is a reliable ally, why are you confident that more time, more money, and the loss of more American lives will chan..."
"If we decide that we are unwilling to make that commitment, that we are unwilling to make that investment in the long-term post-conflict stability of the country, we will, I think, with high probabili..."
"I think you paint way too drastic a picture as what would happen if we don't have the boots on the ground."
"Well, Dr. Biddle, what you're describing is a situation, which you all touch upon, and that is considerable continued economic support from the United States."
"In my view, a Taliban government in Afghanistan would be a serious, serious problem for the United States."
"hypothetically, what does political Afghanistan look like? Is a stable Afghanistan one in which we return to more localized government of sorts, with the warlords--the regional leader--who are more ak..."