Escape Quote by Eric Greitens

What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it make sure…

— Barack Obama

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

We obviously don't want to cause problems for the Afghan government, President Hamid Karzai and the Afghan people. In fact, we want them to…

— David Petraeus

It is in Pakistan's own interest that the Afghan army is able to fight effectively against the Taliban, which is more likely if they…

— Peter Bergen

We've got to see a state where the Afghan government can handle its own day-to-day security.

— Stephen Harper

We will not allow anyone to perform any terrorist acts inside or from Afghanistan against anyone. We are a free country where Osama is…

— Mohammad Rabbani

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

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

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

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The Afghan government is a friendly government that is trying…

— Condoleezza Rice

America will complete its mission in Afghanistan and achieve our objective of defeating the core of al Qaeda.

— 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