If we leave Afghanistan and the issue is in doubt about the future of the Taliban, we will regret it.

So you would agree with the concept that post-2014 if we had a configuration of American forces with adequate air power to assist the Afghan security forces, plus a Special Forces component, the Taliban days are over in terms of military…

I think what they are doing with drones has been very, very helpful.

The idea of containing a nuclear-armed Iran is not the way to go; the idea is to prevent them from doing it.

I feel like what he did was in the best interest of our troops.

It is not in America's interest to leave Georgia without adequate means to defend itself.

Shouldn't we prevent them from getting a nuclear capability, not contain them?

I don't see DOD as a job creator for America. That's one of the benefits, but I don't think we should view DOD as a way to just create jobs.

Do you think that Congress should look at granting greater authority?

The theory is if we did a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Afghans where we have an enduring relationship past 2014 in the areas of the economy, political alliances, and a post-2014 military presence, that would send the right…

We have people in harm's way over there and we need to understand what is best for them.

Winning to me would be withdrawing our forces in a fashion that we could leave where Afghanistan has security forces sufficient to defeat the threats they face.