07/12/2023
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"Osama bin Laden's death was more than a critical triumph in our fight against terrorism."
"somehow, now we've gotten ourselves to the position where we're not talking anymore about an accelerated transition to an Afghan-led operation in July 2011; we've now moved to 2014."
"I do think that we ought to be working toward achieving the smallest footprint possible in Afghanistan."
"What is necessary is a presence that puts Afghans in charge, pressing them to step up to the task, at the same time secures our interests and accomplishes our mission, which hasn't changed, even with ..."