“If history is any guide, most Afghans would oppose an American invasio...” — John Mearsheimer Quote

“If history is any guide, most Afghans would oppose an American invasion and fight the foreign occupiers, probably with substantial help from 'freedom fighters' from around the Arab and Islamic world.”

“People who believe their critical faculties can help them find moral truth are deluding themselves.”

“Someone who is Irish can have a loyalty to Ireland. The problem is when you raise the subject of dual loyalty, many people tend to think of it in the context of the old anti-Semitic canard and making the argument that Jews are disloyal to the U.S.”

“While we can impart many of the tools of a nation to the Afghan people - economic development, the institutions of a state, an army and national security apparatus - we cannot build a nation. The Afghans must do that.”

“If we are visiting Afghans, typically the Afghan governor, district or provincial governor, we see he doesn't wear body armor, and yet we're walking through his streets. I'm his guest. I think that that's important that I send a message that I trust him and I don't think I am more valuable than I think he is.”