I would hope that, just as the exit strategy is based on the conditions on the ground, so too should our strategy for any escalation be based on conditions on the ground.
Simply put, among a range of difficult choices, this is the best way to protect our Nation now and in the future.
We intend to be committed over the long term.
We will work with the Afghan and Pakistani Governments to eliminate safe havens for those plotting against us, our allie...
The President was correct to define success in terms of our ability to empower and transfer responsibility to Afghans as...
Thank you very much for joining us. And we appreciate your coming to share more details about the President's plan.
Our effort must come to an end someday, and someday soon, because, as President Obama says, our goal was never to occupy...
We owe it to our troops and our civilians, who will face these dangers, to come together as Americans.
What happens in Pakistan, particularly near the Afghan border, will, in my judgment, do more to determine the outcome in...
This is a decision that the President of the United States has made, but ultimately all of us share responsibility for i...
I believe the President exercised important leadership by taking the time he needed to make the right decision.