Instead, we did take our eye off the ball. We decided, instead of finishing the job in Afghanistan, to go into Iraq.… — Chris Van Hollen Copy Share Image
President Obama had voiced strong support for the effort in Afghanistan during his campaign, pledging to add two brigades, which he did.… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
The whole world has become a crowded theater. You could say something here in New York and have it be heard in… — Suzanne Nossel Copy Share Image
As an internationalist, I feel that it is simply my duty to fight for Borneo, as it is my duty to fight… — Andre Vltchek Copy Share Image
Iraq broke our back in terms of counterterrorism. There's no doubt about it. The first thing, though, that hurt us was the… — Michael Scheuer Copy Share Image
the sad end he met in Afghanistan was more accurately a function of his stubborn idealism--his insistence on trying to do the… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
Our eventual aim is simply stated - that there should be no safe haven for terrorists anywhere in the world. We say… — Jack Straw Copy Share Image
It is in their inherent moral components that recent Western strategies may be deficient. What percentage of the populations in countries engaged… — H. R. McMaster Copy Share Image
It's a tribal state, and it always will be. Whether we like it or not, whenever we withdraw from Afghanistan, whether it's… — Jon Huntsman, Jr Copy Share Image
For too many families, the aftershock of the war in Afghanistan will be felt every day, most probably for the rest of… — Ross Kemp Copy Share Image
We had a couple of minor coups that made a big difference. We snared away from a competitor a correspondent already on… — Brit Hume Copy Share Image
“Afghanistan is not only the mirror of the Afghans: it is the mirror of the world. 'If you do not like the… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
As a reporter, I embedded for modest stints with American soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq. When I'm asked about those experiences, I… — Alex Berenson Copy Share Image
There're some places that are more difficult or dangerous to navigate and I wouldn't look forward to going back. Like I'd much… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
“She went weak in the knees and could barely walk as she followed him, trembling with fear. Her hopes for a happy… — Dianne Harman Cornered Coyote Copy Share Image
Obviously it is right that the Afghans take responsibility for their own future in the end, but they need to know and… — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
Since 2001, people have been scared. There's been some really scary stuff that's been happening - 9/11, Iraq, Afghanistan, Katrina, anthrax letters,… — Max Brooks Copy Share Image
You know, terrorism in Afghanistan had everything to do with the support for the mujahidin by Saudi Arabia and by the CIA… — Jill Stein Copy Share Image
In June 2010, after more than 38 years in uniform, in the midst of commanding a 46-nation coalition in a complex war… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Obama is thoroughly mixed up with all these things he's got. He's got to solve Libya. He's got to solve Afghanistan. He's… — Vicente Fox Copy Share Image
“Even the air of this country has a story to tell about warfare. It is possible here to lift a piece of… — Nadeem Aslam Copy Share Image
We argued, as did the security services in this country, that the attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq would increase the threat of… — George Galloway Copy Share Image
We know that Seattle is mentioned frequently ... a computer was found in Afghanistan showing pictures of Seattle-area landmarks. So we are… — Greg Nickels Copy Share Image
You don't bargain with terrorists. You don't appease terrorists. And anybody who believes that this is about something we've done has to… — Michael Chertoff Copy Share Image
Given Mr. Obama's lack of experience as an executive, and his past performance in crises such as the oil spill, it is… — Jim Talent Copy Share Image
The fact that there are no longer large units of Al Qaeda running around means you don't need B-52s. You need intelligence… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
“The service members who defend our way of life ask very little in return, but they deserve teachers who will be as… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
If something is right (or wrong) for us, it’s right (or wrong) for others. It follows that if it’s wrong for Cuba,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The industrial way of life leads to the industrial way of death. From Shiloh to Dachau, from Antietam to Stalingrad, from Hiroshima… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Americans worry that Afghanistan has become a petri dish in which the germs of Islamic fanaticism are replicating - soon Afghans will… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
“the gains of women in Afghanistan once again directly contributed to war, as their fate was mixed into the powder keg of… — Jenny Nordberg Copy Share Image
My opinion of the Russians has changed most drastically in the last week than even (sic) the two-and-a-half years before that. It's… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
The Iraq War has thrown such a heavy shadow on Afghanistan that you can't hardly get any news about that now. I… — Toby Keith Copy Share Image
But you are absolutely right that when the international community decides to help in a meaningful manner a country like Afghanistan, then… — Lakhdar Brahimi Copy Share Image
This is now a global war on terror and, indeed, it is important, it is imperative that we win in the battles… — Marsha Blackburn Copy Share Image
“This is my worst fear. It’s not keeping my students safe from terrorists, it’s knowing what to do when the Chaplain comes… — Tucker Elliot Copy Share Image
I wanted the American public to know that not everyone in Iraq and Afghanistan were targets that needed to be neutralized, but… — Chelsea Manning Copy Share Image
Our commitment to Afghanistan is a long-term one. We put a huge amount of resources into trying to make sure there is… — Jeremy Hunt Copy Share Image
The average ordinary person, in the worst slums of America, someone who might even hate the law and disagree with the government,… — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
NATO is still the most remarkable alliance in history. It stuck together through 40 years of Cold War, and it then joined… — Paul Wolfowitz Copy Share Image
![“The average ordinary person, in the worst slums of America, someone who might even hate the law and disagree with the government, they would do something about that [abandoned child]. But in Afghanistan, people hardly have the means to take care of themselves, let alone a random child on the street.” quote by Immortal Technique](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/966/immortal-technique-2529_abandoned_the-average-ordinary-person-in-the-worst_2568843.jpg)
