The task [in Afghanistan] is to reduce civilian casualties while still not hesitating to respond to enemies who are trying to kill our soldiers. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
There [in Afghanistan] is also a growing insurgency threat from al-Qaida, the Taliban and other extremist elements, some of which comes from the tribal areas of Pakistan, as well as from the Northwest Frontier province and Baluchistan. — David Petraeus Copy Share
Over the last few years they have done a superb job in their fight against al-Qaida. As you may recall, our embassy in Jedda (in Saudi Arabia) was overrun some four years ago and a number of foreign workers went home because of violence against them. — David Petraeus Copy Share
After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Money can be a very important form of "ammunition," although we should never forget that when you're being shot at the most important ammunition… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
The president and I sat down in the Oval Office, and he expressed very clearly that what he wants from me is my best… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Don't forget Yemen, where there are also extremist elements, as we saw recently. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
If you look at casualties, you find countries that had much higher loss rates per capita than the US. Denmark comes to mind, the… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Political progress will only take place if sufficient security exists. — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
Even the Interior Ministry in Riyadh was hit. Since then, the Saudis have employed a very intelligent and comprehensive approach to counter al-Qaida, including precise operations based on good intelligence, changes in their corrections facilities, superb strategic communications programs and a host of other initiatives - all of which, together, have helped Saudi Arabia achieve impressive results in their fight… — David Petraeus Copy Share
In Afghanistan you are not rebuilding, you are building. There is very limited infrastructure and extreme terrain, with deserts in the south and mountains… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
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