01/14/2009
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"By 2014, this process of transition will be complete, and the Afghan people will be responsible for their security."
"We have exceeded expectations on the core goal of defeating al-Qaeda--killing more than half of its top 30 leaders, including Osama Bin Laden."
"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."
"No number of troops will resolve the challenge of Afghanistan. Every military leader has said there is no military solution."