U.S. Ambassador: First Decade in Afghanistan Was to Kill the Slow and the Stupid, Now Is Time to Kill the Smart People

From The Telegraph:

Mr Crocker, who took up his post in Kabul last year, said al-Qaeda remained a potent threat despite suffering setbacks. “We have killed all the slow and stupid ones. But that means the ones that are left are totally dedicated,” he said.

“We think we’ve won a campaign before our adversaries have even started to fight. They have patience, and they know that we are short on that.”