I think the other audience, frankly, is the American people, who are weary after 8 years of war, and to let them know this isn't going to go on for another 10 years.
Our hope is that the President's speech last night, and his decisions, will help change the political dynamic among some of our allies.
we need to think in terms of a very long-term willingness to work with the Afghans.
We are not an occupation force. Afghans must take primary responsibility for defending their own country.
We will not repeat the mistake--and we must not repeat the mistake--of 1989 and turn our backs on these folks.
I've ordered a 45-day review with three areas of emphasis. First, to find possible gaps or deficiencies and Defense Department programs, pro...
I have ordered a 45-day review with three areas of emphasis, first, to find possible gaps or deficiencies in Defense Department programs, pr...
The bill would undermine our ability to protect national security information and intelligence sources and methods and could seriously imped...
We're not just going to sit on our hands, waiting for the outcome of this election and for the emergence of a government in Kabul.
It's clear in the aftermath of the election that there are some fairly deep fissures in Iranian society and politics and--and probably even ...
And the reality is that, because of our inability and the inability, frankly, of our allies to put enough troops into Afghanistan, the Talib...