Richard Holbrooke: “The bill you have presented corrects a longstanding imbalance in our economic assistance.”

Why are we in Afghanistan? The short, simple answer is: 9/11, direct threats to our national security interests.

The western part of Pakistan, the lawless areas, are the epicenter of the issues that threaten our country.

I share your astonishment that so little was done on this in the past, and I want to commend you and Senator Webb for continuing to push.

You've got to end this war in Afghanistan.