Afghanistan Quote by Erik Prince

US forces have been increased [in Afghanistan ] from some 21,000 to about 31,000 over the past two years and a number of coalition…

— David Petraeus

I've not been to Afghanistan or - but what people are clearly pointing to is that it becomes more difficult to have it. You…

— Rahm Emanuel

If there's ever an example that military power alone cannot be successful in Afghanistan, I think it was the Soviet experience.

— Robert M. Gates

Afghanistan would have been difficult enough without Iraq. Iraq made it impossible. The argument that had we just focused on Afghanistan we'd now be…

— Michael Hastings

In Desert Storm, we had too many troops; in Afghanistan probably not enough for the major commitment we have made.

— Alexander Haig

It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.

— Ashraf Ghani

We never had an exit strategy in Afghanistan, at least not one that made any sense.

— Nancy Mace

“because Afghanistan is no country to fight a war in – and an impossible one to hold if you win.”

— M.M. Kaye

Afghanistan would have been difficult enough without Iraq. Iraq made it impossible. The argument that had we just focused on Afghanistan we'd now be…

— Michael Hastings

Well, first, the situation in Afghanistan is much better than it was. But there is no comparison between Afghanistan and Iraq. Iraq has a…

— Peter T. King

Perhaps we underestimated the challenges in Afghanistan in the past. That's why we are now strengthening and intensifying our commitment.

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

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

— Barack Obama