10/04/2004
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"Casualty rates have risen for American troops, for our coalition partners, for Afghan security forces, and especially for Afghan civilians."
"The Afghan people have little affection for the Taliban; that is very, very clear."
"Deploying an additional 17,700 troops to Afghanistan is necessary to reverse the tide and prevent the Taliban insurgency from gaining unstoppable momentum."
"The bill that Senator Lugar and I propose will help provide the 'hold' and 'build' parts of Pakistan's counterinsurgency strategy."