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Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party, best known for her role as the 67th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to that, she served as the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Clinton has been a significant figure in American politics for decades, advocating for issues such as healthcare reform, women's rights, and international diplomacy. Her tenure as Secretary of State included notable events such as the U.S. response to the Arab Spring and the military intervention in Libya.

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Jun 22, 2011

I would give them a grade of incomplete, Senator.

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Jun 22, 2011

Senator Kerry said no military solution. You said in your Asia Society speech we will never kill enough insurgents to win this war.

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Jun 22, 2011

I think what the President has decided now, which I also agree, is that we have made substantial progress in reversing Taliban momentum and now we have to see how sustainable it is by relying on the Afghans themselves and by not only…

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Jun 22, 2011

I think that President Obama... made the decisions that I thought were the right decisions, given what he had inherited.

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Jun 22, 2011

I don't want to be misunderstood about Iran.

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Jun 22, 2011

We have to continue to engage, we have to continue to work with, and we have to continue to try to influence Pakistani behavior.

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Jun 22, 2011

I think that the President decided and I agreed back in 2009 that if we didn't have a significant enough presence we would have one-off CT victories, but we would not change the momentum of the Taliban and we would be facing a situation…

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Jun 22, 2011

I will follow the rules that the law sets forth and try again to balance and weigh what they've done and what they have failed to do.

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Jun 22, 2011

Well, you're absolutely right, Senator.

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Jun 22, 2011

The people that got hurt the most were those women and those girls. And to have so few of them at the table is just not right.

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Jun 22, 2011

They want a seat at that peace jirga, at that reconciliation.

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Jun 22, 2011

The Afghan people's trust in the Afghan Army and police is growing every day, and preservation of this land is the job of Afghans.

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Jun 22, 2011

At the present time, President Karzai has said he will not stay in office, which we think is the appropriate decision.

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Jun 22, 2011

The overriding strategic framework in which Pakistan thinks of itself is its relationship with India.

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Jun 22, 2011

We don't know what you want of us; we don't know what to expect from you; and we can't count on you.

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Jun 22, 2011

We have had over many years a difficult relationship with Pakistan.

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Jun 22, 2011

All three surges are part of the vision for transition that NATO endorsed in Lisbon.

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Jun 22, 2011

The military surge has ramped up pressure on al-Qaida terrorists and Taliban insurgents.

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Jun 22, 2011

Improving governance, creating economic opportunity, supporting civil society, is vital to solidifying our military gains and advancing our political and diplomatic goals.

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Jun 22, 2011

The bottom line, as the President said, is that we have broken the Taliban's momentum.

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Jun 22, 2011

As the President said, we have to put al-Qaeda on a path to defeat, and we will not relent until the job is done.

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Jun 22, 2011

As the President said last night, the United States is meeting the goals he set for our three-track strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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Jun 1, 2011

The legitimacy that is necessary for anyone to expect change to occur under this current government is, if not gone, nearly run out. If he cannot end the violence against his own people, take meaningful steps to start a process of reform…

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May 30, 2011

I too was very concerned by the reports about the young boy. In fact, I think what that symbolizes for many Syrians is the total collapse of any effort by the Syrian government to work with and listen to their own people.

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