"By the end of 2008, clearly the Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in..." — Jack Keane

Yes, we need a force to continue to train, assist, advise the Iraqi army.

I have decorated soldiers for heroism before, and it was always such an honor to do it.

Afghanistan remains an opportunity to deal al Qaeda a vital strategic blow, especially since we have abandoned all operations - including counterterrorism operations - in Iraq.

Despite the obvious intelligence and security failures that contributed to the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, the reality is that in one night, an al Qaeda-affiliated group destroyed a diplomatic post, killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, and forced an end to clandestine U.S. activity in the area.