"But I don't accept the fact that, just because it takes insurgencies , that we're not at a point where it can't be turned, because I think it can.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

"We're not willing to pull the hand back yet, because we think there's still some opportunity, but I think concerns out here of some kind of a grand bargain are completely unrealistic."

VOA: standard.2009.05.05