06/29/2011
https://www.congress.gov...
"One thing we have learned is that it has become crystal clear that to successfully fight counterinsurgencies you have to be strategic and effective at making sure there is local rule of law."
"They are the elite police force. They were designed to be the elite police force."
"Iran pursues multiple agendas in Afghanistan, where it has strong historical, cultural, and economic ties."
"How are DOD and DOS working with other regional actors, such as Turkmenistan, to address the issue of drug trafficking through Iran?"