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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 16 quotes by John R. Allen John R. Allen, AO (born December 15, 1953) is a United States Marine Corps four-star general. He was the nominee to be NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe in early 2013. However, he decided not to take up the assignment and announced his retirement from the military, citing family reasons. His final assignment was as commander of the International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) from July 2011 to February... Read full biography of John R. Allen → 1 2 Ctrl → You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis. 0 I seek as much as I can to mitigate risk. 0 Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies. 0 Al Qaeda has come back. Al Qaeda is a resilient organization. But they're not here in large numbers. But al Qaeda doesn't have to be anywhere... → 0 We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support... → 0 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 - once... → 0 We're probably going to see some post-2014 military presence - some U.S. presence and a NATO presence - and while we've got much work to do... → 0 We're pursuing a strategic partnership with Afghanistan on the case of the United States and Afghanistan where we're going to push toward a... → 0 I can't spend a lot of time worrying about the numbers at home. I've got to focus on the mission. 0 Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission. 0 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... → 0 Al Qaeda has significance beyond its numbers, frankly. And so for us, our 24-hour-a-day objective is to seek out those al Qaeda cells. And, as we... → 0 And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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