We're in there without a strategy to win, and without a strategy to exit properly, and now the president's asked for $87 billion to prosecute it,

Staying the course is not a strategy, it is just a slogan,

Operations must have sound, achievable political aims. ... But there are also requirements for police activities ... and the fact is that most militaries are simply not capable of performing such functions effectively and should not be the primary element responsible for them.

Staying the course is not a strategy, it is just a slogan. ... We have a long way to go before victory, or at least some measure of success, is assured.

That's why they don't talk about an exit strategy. They don't intend on exiting.

In the 1950s, Pakistan allied with the United States in something called the Central Treaty Organization. We were lined up with, at that time, Iran, ruled by the Shah, and Pakistan and Turkey as a southward shield against Soviet expansion toward the warm waters of the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf. It was part of the containment strategy.