I didn't stay home for long because I'd madeapromise to Bubba, and I always tryto keep my promise, so I went on downto Bayou La Batre to meet Bubba's family.

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"I don't think anything there was a surprise. What the assessment says is basically, things are catastrophically bad in Afghanistan, which is,I'd say, objectively true, but that things are not unsalvageable, that we can turn this around as long as we stay dedicated to the appropriate strategy and fully resource that strategy.

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