01/04/2017
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"If we're not more patient and more resolved than our enemy, we're going to get hit again."
"The only way to change the momentum on the ground is combat power now, training the Afghan army and police is a great goal. But we need capacity on the ground now to turn the tide against the Taliban."
"The truth is we don't have enough military capacity. The Afghan army and police are not developed enough to provide security in the outer parts of Afghanistan."
"We are working with all the members of the Committee to try to come up with legislation to address this problem."