04/22/2009
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"In Afghanistan, it's not so clear really what the commitment may be."
"A precipitous withdrawal would repeat the strategic mistake of the 1990s, when the United States abandoned Afghanistan to the chaos that nurtured al-Qaeda."
"The choice for the United States should not be between an open-ended escalating military engagement and cut and run from Afghanistan."
"the Kerry-Lugar initiative signals our determination to put the relationship on a new foundation, with the aspirations of the people of Pakistan front and center."