"Fifteen thousand American troops remain on the ground there fighting America's longest war and we provide billions in assistance every year."
"the very nature of a peace settlement... has to be negotiated with Afghans and not over the heads of Afghans."
"In sum, the administration seems to be planning to escalate the war in order to break the stalemate, forcing the Taliban to the negotiating table."
"Our policy, obviously, toward Afghanistan is critical."
"The Trump administration announced its approach to deal with the stalemate nearly a year ago in what it termed a new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia."
"We owe this to the women and men who serve our country in uniform, to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice fighting this war, and to those who perished on September 11, 2001, in my home city of New Y..."
"After many years of war, it's crystal clear that there is no military solution to end the fighting in Afghanistan."
"So the world looks to us to set an example, to show leadership, to advance our interests in a way that respects the dignity and rights of all people, and right now, I don't believe we are sending the ..."
"It's just really disgraceful what's going on in Turkey."
"it's based upon, in my view, just a failure to understand what we do and the value of what we do."
"the recent elections in Iraq are overshadowed by reports of fraud, which should be cleared up by full recounts."