Abu ghraib Quote by Yaroslav Trofimov

The war in Afghanistan is underreported.

— Anderson Cooper

It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The treatment of those detained at Abu…

— John Yoo

And the fact of the matter is there were thousands of people that went through those training camps in Afghanistan. We know they are…

— Dick Cheney

You know, terrorism in Afghanistan had everything to do with the support for the mujahidin by Saudi Arabia and by the CIA that sought…

— Jill Stein

The rules of engagement when I was in Afghanistan were very flexible. When you're at war, you're at war.

— Brandon Webb

That is because the conflict with al Qaeda is not governed by the Geneva Conventions, which applies only to international conflicts between states that…

— John Yoo

In Afghanistan, life is so fragile; who knows what the next week will bring? That fragility really affects the way you're able to report,…

— Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

While Taliban fighters had an initial claim to protection under the conventions, they lost POW status by failing to obey the standards of conduct…

— John Yoo

Our enemies didn't adhere to the Geneva Convention. Many of my comrades were subjected to very cruel, very inhumane and degrading treatment, a few…

— John McCain

I think they clearly do not fit within the prescriptions of the Geneva Convention. It's hard for me to see how members of al…

— Eric Holder

I think within a year or so, perhaps, if 9/11 had not happened, in Afghanistan would have been a very broad-based general uprising against…

— Ahmed Rashid

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