But you, your soldiers have been unbelievably brave. We've given them great equipment, but somebody has to use the equipment. They've been unbelievably brave, and we give them great credit. This was supposed to be over very quickly, and here we are three years later. So I give tremendous credit to your generals and your soldiers and yourself in the sense that it's been very hard, fighting very tough, fighting great fighters, and you have to be very proud of them from that standpoint. (02:19–02:26)
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Asserts that the conflict was expected to end quickly but has lasted three years.
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