And that's why he has been very clear in putting forward a strategy that included the plussing-up, the surging of forces, in order to execute the mission, and the drawing down, the slow withdrawal, the gradual withdrawal, the paced withdrawal of U.S. forces as we transfer lead authority over to the Afghan security forces.
He argued more money needed to be spent now in order for the garden to pay its way in the future and said the quality of the garden justified "drawing a line under the present situation".