• "We have seen Afghanistan worsen, deteriorate. We need more troops there."
• "I would send two to three additional brigades to Afghanistan."
• "Secretary of Defense Robert Gates himself acknowledges the war on terrorism started in Afghanistan and it needs to end there."
• "I visited Afghanistan... and I know what our security requirements are."
• "We've got a lot of work to do in Afghanistan."
• "Senator Obama is the chairperson of a committee that oversights NATO that's in Afghanistan. To this day, he has never had a hearing."