Karl Eikenberry
Karl Eikenberry
Karl Winfrid Eikenberry is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan from April 2009 to July 2011. He is currently the Oksenberg-Rohlen Distinguished Fellow and Director of the U.S. Asia Security Initiative at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. He is also a professor of the practice and is an affiliated faculty member at the FSI Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, the Center for International Security and...
trust waiting levels
One of the most valuable things you can do to create higher levels of trust is to trust others more. Don't wait for them to prove themselves to you. Trust them.
elections record tomorrow
I think that tomorrow what we are going to have with the elections here, we're going to have a record turnout,
afghan forces national security
Our forces are able to go on the offensive, working in partnership with the Afghan national security forces.
huge massive mission sustained team
It's a huge effort, it's got to be a sustained effort, and we're here with our Pakistani friends, with our allies, working as a team to get this massive mission done,
prepared
We have to be prepared for uncertainty after the announcement of the candidates,
europe taking usa
We are taking a look back into Europe and the USA and getting more helicopters from there,
bit moved perhaps piece question
This question of partnering is something we've now aggressively adopted, ... but perhaps we could have moved on that piece a little bit earlier.
determination fair government military trying
The Pakistani government and military are trying still to make a determination of the requirements they will need during winter, ... It's fair to say the requirement is still not known.
pieces time together trying
When you're trying to put the pieces back together again, you need a lot of time and a lot of patience,