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Protecting the american people. moving forward with this strategy and making sure that afghanistan is never able to be used as a haven a tack the united states. i think those are certainly clear goals and part of that process. >> does that mean that u.s. military personnel will be there as long as there is any type of terrorist activity or cell in afghanistan or pakistan? >> look, i think when it comes to the strategy in afghanistan, they will be focused on the conditions on the ground, which wi...

When you sit behind the desk in the oval office. >> reporter: president trump in that primetime address, said his strategy will be different than his predecessors. no nation-building, no arbitrary timetables. the president promised to wipe out terrorists. >> when america commits its warriors to battle, we must ensure they have every weapon to apply swift, decisive and overwhelming force. >> reporter: but the president would not say how many additional troops. and at the state department today --...

Hes taken away arbitrary timetables. we are not telling the enemy how long were going to stay at this and that was the problem with the obama administration, we gave a huge advantage to the taliban who just waited us out. hes given the commanders and authorities to go after the enemies the way they see fit, washington is not going to micromanage to this war anymore and that is exactly what we need to do. there is some major revision here. the most significant challenge of the trauma team has got...

We want to thank house speaker paul ryan for joining us tonight. the audience. and of course the racine theatre guilt. "cnn tonight" with don lemon starts right now. jake, thank you very much. it was a great town hall with the house speaker paul ryan. a lot to discuss on this busy news night. well analyze it all. this is "cnn tonight." im don lemon. thanks for sticking with us. we have a lot of breaking news. president trump speaks to the nation about the war in afghanistan, vowing america wil...

Families will bring about the defeat of our enemies, and the arrival of peace. we will push onward to victory with power in our hearts, courage in our souls, and everlasting pride in each and every one of you. thank you. may god bless our military, and may god bless the united states of america. thank you very much. thank you. >> there you have it, president trump saying conditions on the ground not what he described as arbitrary timetables in afghanistan. laying out what he says is a new strate...

Counterproductive it is for the united states to announce in advance the dates we intend to begin or end military options. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. conditions on the ground now the arbitrary timetables will guide our strategy from now on. americas enemies must never know our plans or believe they can wait us out. i will not say when we are going to attack, but attack we will. >> so from -- he wasnt very specific. so what is, general, ...

Terrorists or pakistan sheltering the terrorists and a shift from arbitrary timetables and letting conditions on the ground determine military strategy. >> sean: mr. ambassador, the president was very clear. the american people must see progress. this is not a blank check as he said and you have to carry the share of the burden. my question is will afghanistan and pakistan bear their fair share because the patience in the american people are rather thin right now? >> absolutely. pakistan wants a...

Time-based approach to one based on conditions. ive said it.times how counterproductive it is for the united states to announce in advance the dates we intend to begin or end military options. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. conditions on the ground now the arbitrary timetables will guide our strategy from now on. americas enemies must never know our plans or believe they can wait us out. i will not say when we are going to attack, but attac...

Like following my instincts. but all my life, ive heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activities. conditions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, will guide our strategy from now on. >> so, what we do know is that trump plans to increase troop numbers. he did not give specifics, but we hear from congressional sources that it will be about 4,000 more. he also spoke o...

Will learn from history. as a result of our comprehensive review, american strategy in afghanistan and south asia will change dramatically in the following ways. o a core pillar of our new strategy is a shift from a time-based approach to one based on conditions. i have said itt many times, howv counterproductive it is for the united states to announce in advance the dates we intend to begin or end military options. we will not talk about numbers of troops or our plans for further military activ...