Achieve Quote by Michael Mullen

What we can do is make sure that Afghanistan is not a safe haven for Al Qaeda. What we can do it make sure…

— Barack Obama

We need to deal with the problem of al Qaeda, make sure that they can't have a sanctuary in Afghanistan and guarantee that we…

— Rahm Emanuel

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

As the Obama administration negotiates with the Karzai government and with Pakistan, we may be tempted to make commitments that, in the name of…

— Eric Greitens

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

We dont want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming…

— John R. Allen

America will complete its mission in Afghanistan and achieve our objective of defeating the core of al Qaeda.

— Barack Obama

We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming…

— John R. Allen

The U.S. must continue to carefully withdraw troops from Afghanistan at a pace based on assessment of the ground conditions so we do not…

— Brian Schatz

Our mission is to go after Al Qaeda, not the Taliban. Right now, they are in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. We should go after them…

— Max Cleland

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

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

— Jack Keane