07/07/2009
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"I think we can be successful in Afghanistan because, based on my view of the country, there is a lot of will to change Afghanistan."
"The problem is that their government, as Senator Leahy says, is very dysfunctional."
"I have always believed that we are fighting an idea, not just a person, that killing bin Laden is a great accomplishment for the United States."
"I think that has been a great breakthrough, and I don't want to take too much more of your time here."