So, from July of 2011, the transition to Afghan control of security has to occur between then and 2014, and after 2014, the proof that we are an enduring partnership with the Afghanis.
But the most importantly it's the Afghanis who should realise that the war with Russia is over now and they themselves have to define their future now, a future where they do not have to pass to the next generation what they have learned.
"And McChrystal's request, that we need to actually protect the Afghanis in this situation as opposed to just go after and try to kill bad guys on the other team, is a very different approach than Vietnam and I don't think has received enough attention, " Clemons said.