06/12/2012
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"I do believe we can sustain a force of 352,000 through 2014."
"I think the legitimacy of those elections in the eyes of the Afghan people is going to have a lot to do with their willingness to support the Afghan Government and therefore not support the Taliban."
"There was a lot of concern that the structure itself may not fit the history of this country in the longer term."
"We came to that conclusion because we have seen the costs go up from $6 billion to $16 billion or more, and there was not a coherent plan."