Quotes by John Stufflebeem

“Thats what the enemy here is -- time.”

“Theres about as many helicopters that can safely operate in the valleys for the moment,”

“We are responding to where we are asked to go and for that we rely on Pakistan to determine.”

“Those who have dispersed, it would appear, are trying to get back together and regroup so that they can ascertain, do they have leadership, do they have mission, can they do operations?”

“It is a hotbed of support,”

“The Pakistan army is out there in the hills. Theyre taking measure of where the need is,”

“There are no initial indications that these were innocent locals, and I base that on the facts that this team, in addition to just looking at the site where the strike occurred, also did some exploration in the surrounding area to include some caves, a nearby village, and talk[ed] to locals,”

“Were going to stop chasing the shadows of where we thought he (bin Laden) was and focus more on the entire picture of the country,”

“Were not done there, ... Were finding stuff, and were attacking that stuff.”

“We are responsive to the opposition groups whom we are supporting in that effort right now, ... I think it would be fair to say that if the opposition groups were to ask us not to bomb a specific facility or location so they can continue their discussions, well certainly honor that.”