John R. Allen quotes
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“I can't spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home. I've got to focus on the mission.”
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“We dont see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and its a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.”
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“There is a direct line relationship between what happened in Afghanistan in the work up to 11 September 2001 and what we're doing in Afghanistan today.”
-- John R. AllenSource : "Gen. Allen: Afghan relations bruised, not broken". Interview with Charlie Rose, www.cbsnews.com. April 4, 2012.
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“Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.”
-- John R. AllenSource : "Withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan halfway done, top commander says". www.foxnews.com. July 23, 2012.
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“And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situations. And our engagement with them, our shoulder-to-shoulder relationship with them, our conduct of operations with them every single day defines the real relationship.”
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“Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent they can be, constructive and operationally useful.”
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“You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis.”
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“Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission.”
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“I seek as much as I can to mitigate risk.”
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“We dont want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism.”
-- John R. Allen
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