The duration of our military presence will be limited, but our civilian commitment must continue even as our troops begin coming home.
The essence of our civil-military plan is to 'clear, hold, build, and transfer.'
The cost to our country--in blood and treasure--has been high in Afghanistan, and the gain insufficient.
Do we have a reliable partner in the Karzai government?
A strategy for success must include narrowly defined, achievable goals like protecting key population centers.
I believe it is important for the Pakistanis to understand that our commitment to them and to the region is long term ev...
July 2011, the time at which the President said the United States will begin to drawdown our forces, will be the beginni...
It was extremely important to have the Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act--sponsored by Chairman Kerry, Senator Luga...
Frankly, 8 years later, that's simply not good enough. We have largely expelled al-Qaeda from Afghanistan.
Whether you agree with what we are doing or not, there should be no doubting, at home or abroad, this President's commit...
The President was right to frame our commitment to Afghanistan in the context of all of our national priorities.