06/22/2011
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"I want to make sure you have the resources to recruit, train, and equip a viable security force."
"I'd like to talk about what happens after 2014, what capabilities will the Afghan army have, what missions will they be able to perform."
"I want to be absolutely certain we're not going to make that same mistake by failing to plan and prepare for a post-NATO Afghanistan."
"We are a sovereign nation. We consider ourselves a sovereign nation."