Consequences Quote by H. R. McMaster

Although combat operations unseated the Taliban and the Saddam Hussein regime, a poor understanding of the recent histories of the Afghan and Iraqi peoples…

— H. R. McMaster

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

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

“In the years between 2002 and 2009, there was no centralized national military strategy for Afghanistan—none. A strategy refers to a plan of action…

— Rusty Bradley

“Our questioning—again echoing Ghazali—of the likely impact of development efforts (“prosperity,” in his formula) also flew in the face of received wisdom. For years,…

— Sarah Chayes

In the years leading up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, thinking about defense was driven by ideas that regarded successful military operations…

— H. R. McMaster

The future of Afghanistan is incredibly dark, and decisions are happening incredibly quickly.

— Eliza Griswold

I think the scale of the conflict [in Afghanistan] has dramatically changed in 2003. You're now facing a much more motivated, well-supported enemy. I…

— Khaled Hosseini

We [Afghanistan] are constantly dealing with situations in which we must ensure that provinces or major cities do not fall into enemy hands. People…

— Ashraf Ghani

Every time we have come to the end of a conflict, somehow we have persuaded ourselves that the nature of mankind and the nature…

— Robert M. Gates

That's driven by any number of factors, the most prominent of which have been the combat experience of two major campaigns - one in…

— Stephen Cambone

A victory for the Taliban in Afghanistan would have catastrophic consequences for the world - particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia, and for…

— Manmohan Singh

In Iraq and Afghanistan, in Georgia and the Persian Gulf, our adversaries have gained immense advantage with gray zone warfare, irregular and unconventional operations…

— Michael Waltz