05/06/2015
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"the Afghan Civilian Assistance Program that you really have championed for so many years was the only program of a foreign government specifically helping victims of conflict."
"One of the key ingredients that we are seeing from our lessons learned so far, if you will, is that the pace that we can make progress toward sustainability..."
"In 2003, at the urging of Senator Patrick J. Leahy, USAID's Afghanistan Transition Initiative was established."
"When the United States invaded Iraq, we knew we would need a similar program there, especially as the civilian casualties began to add up and anger was felt toward the United States by the very people..."