"We could succeed in Afghanistan and if the Pakistani government does not put its own house in order they could fail in their counter-insurgency anyway,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.15

You have to show those visible signs,". Admiral Mullen said the U.S.government is "extremely concerned" about corruption in Afghanistan, and that if the issue is not addressed, any U.S.and international military effort will not succeed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.04

"There's a new recognition in the global debate that while security efforts in Afghanistan are exceedingly important,critical, we can never succeed if we don't manage to build a basic state with basic governance that can provide basic security in the area between Central Asia and South Asia,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.27