04/09/2013
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"I think our presence post-2014 is designed to address two conflicting issues: first, that we are not an occupying force; but second, we are not going to abandon Afghanistan."
"You do not intervene because of moral reasons. You intervene because of very concrete, tactical interests or tangible interests."
"I sent a letter to the President noting the constitutional role of Congress in such decisions."
"I am not saying that I would, or would not, support greater involvement but that he should not do so in such a way as to clearly avoid Congress' role."