Robert Gates actually said...

Our civilian institutions of diplomacy and development have been chronically undermanned and underfunded for far too long.

Gates highlights the need for better funding and support for diplomacy.

01/12/2009

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the fact remains, the United States turned its back on Afghanistan.

the truth is, there is a great deal of mistrust on the part of the Pakistanis toward us.

We want to communicate to the Afghans this is not an open-ended commitment on the part of the American people and our allies around the worl...

What is essential for our national security is that we have two long-term partners in Afghanistan and Pakistan.