This week we completed a review of the implementation of our strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, as articulated by the president at West Point last December. The core goal of U.S. strategy in the theater remains unchanged: to disrupt, dismantle and eventually defeat al-Qaida, and to prevent its return to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The review found that while challenges remain, there is real progress that we can build on.
And while there are improvements to be made, we do not anticipate any major shifts in our strategy going forward.
There will be no major shifts in strategy. When we're on the right path, staying the course despite the impatience of the professional panicking class is the right thing to do.
