"Just so you know, I have a great sense of urgency about where we are right now with this strategy.

VOA: standard.2009.03.31

"I have actually led the way I saying that we are prepared to make the additional troops available for the Afghanistan strategy so we are able to show people that we have a strategy for the time ahead as well,"

VOA: standard.2009.11.10

"Let's get a firm strategy, let's discuss that, let's poke and prod it and ensure that we have done it the right way, then implement tactics to achieve that strategy, and part of those tactics are deciding resources."

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

"So we are only now beginning to be in a position to have the assets in place and the strategy or the military approach in place to begin to implement the strategy and this is going to take some time,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.03