08/01/2011
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"They say further reductions can and should be taken. That is where we have been. It is very disturbing."
"I would like to get as specific information as we could as to what best we could afford to send over there against the aggression that they have."
"I think that there is an effect that the new president has on the fighting troops over there, on theirs, that will yield a better performance."
"a need for a long-term coalition commitment to Afghanistan, a need for increased coalition forces for training and assisting the Afghan military"