05/05/2009
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"The ability to reap the surge dividend and to bring home 33,000 troops over the next months is I think--and I think people will agree with me--a testament to the courage and the sacrifices of our youn..."
"Last night the President kept the commitment that he made to the American people 18 months ago at West Point."
"No number of troops will resolve the challenge of Afghanistan. Every military leader has said there is no military solution."
"The killing of Osama bin Laden was a great victory, but our mission in Afghanistan is to ensure that it can never again become a staging area for terrorist attacks against the American homeland."