I would like to follow up on that. The Taliban-like elements are always going to be there in Afghanistan, forever. Can we ever ensure lasting peace without at least getting to the stage where we have eliminated them to the point where the Afghan army and the Afghan police can then take over that continuing job? It's going to be a continuing job for as long as that country exists. Can we ever get to that point without eliminating them--making that transition to the Afghan police and army?
On June 13th, 2006. See this statement in context.