Afghanistan Quote by Leon Panetta

In military terms, if you're not winning, sometimes you are losing. We've seen the Taliban and associated terrorist organizations make gains in recent years.…

— Tom Cotton

To me, what success looks like is not to believe that Afghanistan can become a unified, Western-style democracy with a developed-country economy just yet.…

— Pete Buttigieg

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

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

But we have achieved at least two important things. Afghanistan is no longer a safe haven for international terrorists. We have a strong Afghan…

— Jens Stoltenberg

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

— Jack Keane

Since Bin Laden's death, many Americans have decided that our job in Afghanistan is done. They see a victory in the counterterrorism campaign, and…

— Eric Greitens

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

— M.M. Kaye

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

There's a sense of desperation in Afghanistan because of the lack of funding and the fact that the U.S. only has a one-track military…

— Ahmed Rashid

We have to be realistic about what we can achieve in Afghanistan. The notion that the United States can build a Western-style democracy there…

— Barbara Boxer

Because of you, in Afghanistan we've broken the momentum of the Taliban. Because of you, we've begun a transition to the Afghans that will…

— Barack Obama