Afghanistan Quote by Barack Obama

We need to deal with the problem of al Qaeda, make sure that they can't have a sanctuary in Afghanistan and guarantee that we…

— Rahm Emanuel

Right now we're on the President Obama plan, and we'll stay with that. And from my perspective, the reason we're there is to make…

— Michael Mullen

But we have achieved at least two important things. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for international terrorists. We have a strong Afghan…

— Jens Stoltenberg

As the Obama administration negotiates with the Karzai government and with Pakistan, we may be tempted to make commitments that, in the name of…

— Eric Greitens

I think we need to just be very clear about what we're trying to do in Afghanistan. Frankly, we're not trying to create the…

— David Cameron

We dont want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming…

— John R. Allen

I want the American people to understand, we have a clear and focused goal: to disrupt, dismantle and defeat Al Qaeda in Pakistan and…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming…

— John R. Allen

There are still many, many uncertainties, challenges and difficulties in Afghanistan. But we have to enable the Afghans to manage those challenges themselves. We…

— Jens Stoltenberg

Our mission is to go after Al Qaeda, not the Taliban. Right now, they are in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. We should go after them…

— Max Cleland

I'm not sure we have the right strategy in Afghanistan. Let me think this over for a few months.

— Barack Obama

For all the criticism about warlords, it is now likely that Afghanistan will never again be turned over to al Qaeda to train thousands…

— Victor Davis Hanson