Afghanistan Quotes

You would have thought that after 9-11 the president would have finished the job in Afghanistan, and kept the focus on capturing Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda deputies, but he and his team gave top priority to their original plan to invade Iraq. - Bill Nelson

You will have for a while some chaos in Afghanistan. It's inevitable. We have to establish a fresh order and, until that comes, there will be here and then, some difficulty. But overall, things are very good. - Hamid Karzai

You thought the war in Afghanistan was OK. You know, I mean, you thought that was something worth doing. We didn't check with the Russians to see how they did there for the 10 years. - Clint Eastwood

You need an exit strategy. You need a game plan. And we have not been able to do it in Iraq, and we have not been able to do it in Afghanistan. - Tim Ryan

You know, I wish the world well. I want Iraq to have democracy and the Haitians to have democracy. I want the people of Afghanistan to thrive. Lord knows, we spend enough money there to help them. What about people at home? Isn't that our first responsibility? - Barbara Boxer

You don't have to be in Afghanistan or Iraq a long time to understand the challenges of the missions. The National Guard brings the face of all America to the theater. - Steven Blum

You could get a cheer by saying: 'Let's withdraw from Afghanistan', but I don't think that's where the public's at. It wouldn't be responsible. - Ed Balls

You can't do counterinsurgency warfare without a large army. The operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are largely army affairs. - Steve Kosiak

You are a member of what today is called the Greatest Generation, but I want you to know that another great generation still serves the American people in the 91st. Your division has been mobilized for the Global War on Terrorism since January 2003. We have deployed soldiers to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Kuwait. - James Wilkinson