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"If today the foreigners desert Afghanistan... then it will be seen for how many days the national army of Mr. Karzai will resist?...Nothing will remain stable even for a week."
                                          - Mohammad Qasim Fahim, June 3 (Reuters)

''There have been indications over the past few months of weapons coming in from Iran. We do not have any information about whether the government of Iran is supporting this, is behind it, or whether it's smuggling...But there clearly is evidence that some weapons are coming into Afghanistan destined for the Taliban, but perhaps also for criminal elements involved in the drug trafficking coming from Iran."
                                         -U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates

"They don't want to be used by us for our purposes and then not be given any assistance with their challenges...There is a massive potential for us to have a good relationship with Pakistan, but there is a trust issue."
                                    - U.S. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.)

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''Al Qaeda is dependent on a lot of leaders coming out of Iraq for its own viability...It's these sorts of guys who carry out operations.''
                                        - Anonymous former CIA official

"One of my concerns is we have 42 countries and 12 NGOs out here and I want to find out if there's anyone really creating an overall strategy or coordinating their activities..."
                                        - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates

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