"I will not be holding my breath for a breakthrough, at least not a real one,"
"one of my main concerns regarding our current policy in Afghanistan is the general lack of long-term strategy."
"In the President's recent speech at Bagram airbase, President Obama tried to lay out what he believes is the path forward."
"It seems to me that it was more of a victory lap than a statement of strategy or objectives."
"Clearly, in order to sustain these goals we must, as President Obama notes, work to stabilize Afghanistan."
"It is not in India's interest to have another nuclear weapon state in the region."
"One area that I think has been a dismal failure is our ability to influence Afghanistan relative to the poppy."
"Foreign assistance is a means not an end in and of itself."
"We should cut Pakistan off of every cent because it is being used for evil purposes and it has even been used to kill Americans."
"The answer is not to disengage because we have these concerns. The answer is to continue to engage and invest."
"I remain convinced that Israel will one day be the midwife of a new Palestinian state."