As Lincoln got on the train that would take him to Washington, he said: "I now leave, not knowing when -- or whether ever I may return.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

"As we train Afghan security forces to get them to take over the tasks and the responsibilities of Afghanistan, and I am saying what President Obama and the other leaders have said, then we will be able gradually to bring out forces home,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.04