Richard Holbrooke:

The war in Afghanistan will be much tougher than Iraq.

It’s going to be a long, difficult struggle.

Karzai endorses the Uncoupling:

Karzai called again for reconciliation with Taliban forces “who are not part of Al Qaeda, who are not part of terrorist networks, who want to return to their country.”

From the archive, Freeman Dyson:

The moral imperative at the end of every war is reconciliation. In order to make a lasting peace, we must learn to live with our enemies.

A snowflake once said:

"It is pretty clear that the coalition can win in Afghanistan and Iraq in one way or another, but it will be a long, hard slog."