Quotes of the Day

Sgt. William Olas Bee, a U.S. Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, has a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire near Garmser in Helmand
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009

Open quoteThere is no prospect of a military solution.Close quote

  • MIKHAIL GORBACHEV,
  • former President of the Soviet Union who oversaw the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, on whether President Obama should send more U.S. soldiers to fight the Taliban
Photo: Goran Tomasevic / Reuters | Source: BLOOMBERG