John Kerry actually said...

We cannot repeat the mistakes of the past when we pulled out of Afghanistan in 1989 and left the job undone.

Kerry warns against the consequences of withdrawing from Afghanistan prematurely.

09/30/2009

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I think, in the short term, it's imperative that we make it very clear to the Iranians and to President Ahmadinejad that a belligerent nonco...

I do not agree with this contention. In fact, I believe we and the Iranians approach each other with a mutual sense of vulnerability.

I believe we and Iran are fated to engage one another and that engagement will begin in the next year or so.

The fact is that the United States must open these talks from a position of strength.