Hillary Clinton

What we're looking for is capacity and effectiveness.

President Obama and I, as well as many leaders from the international community, have consistently voiced our concerns to President Karzai and the Afghan Government over corruption and the absence of rule of law.

We'll develop a long-term sustainable relationship with Afghanistan and Pakistan so that we do not repeat the mistakes of the past.

Isn't this a major target? Isn't this a reason why continued warfare is necessary?

Al-Qaeda may, in fact, be the architect of such an attack, but the Taliban will be the bricklayers.

Many of you have been personally involved in our efforts in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The United States is not going to be your surrogate army, and we're not going to stay forever.

We're going to go forward with these troops. They've been pending. There seems to be an argument for them.

I think that would be very useful to get at a lot of the issues that both Senator Lugar and Chairman Kerry have raised.

It is an honor for me to be here to testify before you, and also to continue the dialogue.

I can tell you what the intention is.

One, General McChrystal significantly changed the way that our military forces and NATO ISAF conduct themselves with respect to the civilian population.

This is a growing relationship. You've been out in the countryside, visiting places the President of the country has not chosen to visit.

The rationale and the difficult choices that his policy represents.

We will work with the Afghan and Pakistani Governments to eliminate safe havens for those plotting attacks against us, our allies, and our interests.

This region is the epicenter of global Islamic extremism.

There is no appetite for the return of the Taliban, whatsoever.

I would just add, to what Secretary Gates said, the following three points.

I believe that the time we took was well worth it.

There will be, starting in July 2011, troops withdrawn, based on conditions.

I think this has to be undertaken in a very clear process headed by--motivated by the interests of the Afghans themselves.

Mr. Chairman, I spoke to Mrs. Salahi, and she's emphatic, she did not crash Tiger Woods' pants.

We have to bring the Afghan security forces into the fight.

I think it is unfair to paint with such a broad brush the President and Government of Afghanistan.

We have worked very hard with our Pakistani counterparts to explain that we have a long-term commitment to Pakistan; we are not going to be in and out, the way we have in the past; we want to be partnering with the Pakistanis; we want to…