Quotes of the Day

Commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) US General Stanley McChrystal (R) arrives at the Baraki Barak Joint combat Outpost (JCOP)
Friday, Oct. 16, 2009

Open quoteYou can kill Taliban forever, because they are not a finite number.Close quote

  • GENERAL STANLEY MCCHRYSTAL,
  • top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, on why killing Taliban fighters alone will not win the war
Photo: Manan Vatsyayana / Afp / Getty Images | Source: NEW YORK TIMES