What we're looking for is capacity and effectiveness.
One, General McChrystal significantly changed the way that our military forces and NATO ISAF conduct themselves with res...
I think this has to be undertaken in a very clear process headed by--motivated by the interests of the Afghans themselve...
I can tell you what the intention is.
There will be, starting in July 2011, troops withdrawn, based on conditions.
I believe that the time we took was well worth it.
Mr. Chairman, I spoke to Mrs. Salahi, and she's emphatic, she did not crash Tiger Woods' pants.
At its core, our strategy is about providing breathing space for the Afghans to secure their own people and to stabilize...
If we allow them access to the very same safe havens they used before 2001, they will have a greater capacity to regroup...
Ultimately, it's up to the Afghans to end corruption, and we have an expectation of that.
I think a failed state that is totally lawless, that is a safe haven for terrorists, particularly the syndicate of terro...