Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

- John R. Allen

Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent the…

- John R. Allen

What we do have to do, is listen to what Donald Trump's been saying about our military. He's called it a disaster. He says our military can't win any…

- John R. Allen

And across Afghanistan, every single day, Afghan soldiers, Afghan police and ISAF troops are serving shoulder-to-shoulder in some very difficult situ…

- John R. Allen

There are problems in the world today.

- John R. Allen

Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission.

- John R. Allen

What we need to do is ensure that we don't create an environment that puts us on a track conceivably where the United States military finds itself in…

- John R. Allen

Donald Trump has no credibility to criticize me or my record or anything that I have done. If he had spent a minute in the deserts of Afghanistan or …

- John R. Allen

You know, great powers don't get angry, great powers don't make decisions hastily in a crisis.

- John R. Allen