Building Quote by Jack Keane

No one talked about the fact that in this year under the Obama administration you've seen the highest casualties in Afghanistan. And the fact…

— Allen West

The president made clear when he was a candidate for this office and when he took this office, that unfortunately prior to his taking…

— Jay Carney

President Obama had voiced strong support for the effort in Afghanistan during his campaign, pledging to add two brigades, which he did. But since…

— Stanley A. McChrystal

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

— Alexander Haig

As you know, I did not support the United States' engagement in Iraq and have long had concerns about Afghanistan... But I obviously have…

— Kyrsten Sinema

Our commitment to Afghanistan is a long-term one. We put a huge amount of resources into trying to make sure there is peace in…

— Jeremy Hunt

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I watched helplessly as the Bush administration led America into a strategic blunder…

— Ricardo Sanchez

The [George W.] Bush administration tripled its aid package to Afghanistan. [Hamid] Karzai finally (and courageously) announced that warlords will be forbidden from holding…

— Khaled Hosseini

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

— Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Involvement in Afghanistan, I thought, was totally warranted. We were attacked, we attacked back, but after six months of being in Afghanistan, I thought…

— Gary Johnson

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

— Barack Obama

Especially right after 9/11. Especially when the war in Afghanistan is going on. There was a real sense that you don't get that critical…

— Walter Isaacson