"Do you believe the Biden-Lugar legislation would be beneficial to the relationship between our country and Pakistan?"
"We cannot win in Afghanistan unless Pakistan is on board."
"We cannot win in Afghanistan without Pakistan's help; do you agree with that?"
"We need to have realistic goals. That is to make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for international terrorism."
"Bottom line is it's going to be tough, it's going to be difficult, in many ways harder than Iraq."
"The time, the money, and the casualties we're going to sustain in Afghanistan are necessary and important to make sure that Afghanistan does not become, in the future, a safe haven for terrorism to st..."
"I think the American people need to understand that our economy is on its knees at home and that there is no end in sight."
"I think one of the unsung heroes of the war would be General Stone and the process he's put in place at Camp Bucca."
"I hope our allies understand that the outcome in Afghanistan is important to them, just as it is to us."
"The point is, whatever relationship we have with Iraq is yet to be determined, I think that's a fair answer."
"I look forward to working with you to clean up what is, quite frankly, a mess."