Afghan Quote by John Abizaid

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

Credible reporting indicates that Al Qaeda is moving forward with its plans to carry out a large-scale attack in the United States in an…

— Tom Ridge

The mission - the overall mission is to dismantle and defeat and disrupt al-Qaeda. But we have to make sure there's not a safe…

— Michael Mullen

There is no question that al-Qaida operatives are currently active in Iraq. A premature exit before the threat they represent has been dealt with…

— Robert Foster Bennett

I think, in fact, the situation with respect to Al Qaida to say that, you know, that was a big attack we had on…

— Dick Cheney

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

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an…

— Colin Powell

Look, I think the public generally understands that what's at stake in Afghanistan is American security, number one.

— Paul Wolfowitz

Afghanistan remains an opportunity to deal al Qaeda a vital strategic blow, especially since we have abandoned all operations - including counterterrorism operations -…

— Jack Keane

We've been able to build up the Afghan security forces and stabilize it.

— Barack Obama

As we have heard, the end of al-Zarqawi is a significant blow to al-Qaida operations in Iraq. It is another clear indication of the…

— Anonymous

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