#afghan

Make no mistake, our troops will be in Afghanistan and Iraq for a long time. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#iraq #long #long time #make #make no mistake

It's always a mistake for writers to key their submissions to world events, because they move so quickly and unpredictably, as has certainly proven the case in Afghanistan. ↗

— Richard Curtis

#always #because #case #certainly #events

Certainly the existence of these huge nuclear force was important for the ultimate confrontation, let's say, over western Europe. You just can't use them to deal with a situation like Afghanistan. ↗

— Lloyd Cutler

#certainly #confrontation #deal #europe #existence

For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go. ↗

— R. Lee Ermey

#ask #gitmo #go #happy #honor

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world. ↗

— John Linder

#also #armed #armed forces #around #country

We are particularly interested in the mental health programs and policies that support our troops and their families before, during, and after deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. ↗

— John M. McHugh

#after #before #deployment #during #families

The big risk to British lives in 2013 is in Afghanistan. Our troops, diplomats and aid workers have made a big contribution there. But while there is an end date for Western engagement, 2014, there isn't a proper end game. ↗

— David Miliband

#aid #big #british #contribution #date

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 haven that returns in Afghanistan. ↗

— Michael Mullen

#al-qaeda #defeat #dismantle #disrupt #haven

We haven't been out in many of these countries helping them build infrastructure. How would they look at us today if we had been there helping them with some of that, rather than just being the people who are going to bomb in Iraq and go to Afghanistan? ↗

— Patty Murray

#been #being #bomb #build #countries

From the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge, to the mountains of Afghanistan and the deserts of Iraq, our soldiers have courageously answered when called, gone where ordered, and defended our nation with honor. ↗

— Solomon Ortiz

#answered #bitter #called #cold #courageously