Robert Gates actually said...

The secret to success from a security standpoint is the ANA and the ANP and, I might add, a more effective border control police.

We must not be so preoccupied with preparing for future conventional strategic conflicts that we neglect to provide all the capabilities nec...

The ISF continue to improve their capabilities, and as we transition responsibility to them over the next 18 months, we believe that they wi...

I believe that the civilian casualties are doing us enormous harm in Afghanistan, and we have to do better in terms of avoiding casualties.