03/01/2023
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"you've got to fight the Taliban before you get to the point of reconciliation."
"I think the No. 1 problem here--there's a lot of problems, so--you know, I don't minimize any--but, the No. 1 problem is, Do we have a partner, in the Afghan Government, for success?"
"This is a firm commitment by the President of the United States, agreed by the major foreign policy strategic planners in our government, that in July 2011 we're going to start drawing down troops."
"I can't tell the people of New Jersey, or this country, that we are doing that clearly on aspirations."