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The White House Was So Eager To Rid Itself Of Iraq That It Was Willing To Withdraw Rather Than Lock In Arrangements That Would Preserve Our Influence And Interests.

I Think Soon After I Became Director Of The Cia - President Obama Pulled Me Into The Oval Office And Said: 'look, I Just Want You To Know That Your Top Priority Is To Go After Osama Bin Laden.'

The United States Will Do Whatever We Have To Do To Protect Our Forces.

Winning In Afghanistan Is Having A Country That Is Stable Enough To Ensure That There Is No Safe Haven For Al Qaida Or For A Militant Taliban That Welcomes Al Qaida. That's Really The Measure Of Success For The United States.

I Don't Think There's Any Question That America Is Safer As A Result Of The Bin Laden Operation.