There have been more U.S. troops killed by our Afghan allies than by al Qaeda or the Taliban last month.
President Karzai just endorsed the code of conduct that allows husbands to beat wives, encourages segregation of the sex...
I just have a respectful disagreement on our mission there.
The Wartime Commission on Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan estimates that waste and fraud averaged about $12 million ...
This campaign has been long. It has been difficult, and it has been costly.
Why do we continue to give this country more money for nation-building?
We know that we face long-term challenges as well.
The expansion and professionalization of Afghan security forces allow us to recover the remaining 23,000 U.S. surge troo...
Sir, if I may, al Qaeda has presence everywhere else. You said yourself that there's very little presence of al Qaeda.
That's just beyond my comprehension, that we could be doing that there when we should be taking care of America.
I did not see an improvement over the 5-year lapse that I had been, 2006 to 2011. I saw deterioration.