Circumstances Quote by Hillary Clinton

“One true measure of progress in Afghanistan is the relationship between the government and the people. The more the villagers support the government, the…

— Douglas Grindle

I think the morale of Taliban fighters has been affected adversely as a result of the lack of success.

— Joseph Dunford

I think we need to get the measurements that Congress has mandated from the White House on how we're going to determine progress in…

— Jeanne Shaheen

We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan,…

— John R. Allen

I hope (the United States) will change and they will now focus entirely on helping and building a stronger, better Afghanistan.

— Hamid Karzai

If American forces leave Afghanistan, the Taliban is going to do what to America? Don't say you're worried about what they will do to…

— Henry Rollins

There was expectations that the fights there, the operation there might be extended for several months, even for several years. But within a few…

— Bulent Ecevit

We dont see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and its a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan,…

— John R. Allen

It is in their inherent moral components that recent Western strategies may be deficient. What percentage of the populations in countries engaged in the…

— H. R. McMaster

“When we went after the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, there was a certain understanding that we had the ability and the right to…

— Jeremy Scahill

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

I mean, the Taliban, my view is that they have been weakened. We have not seen them able to conduct any kind of organized…

— Leon Panetta