Even the Interior Ministry in Riyadh was hit. Since then, the Saudis have employed a very intelligent and comprehensive approach to counter al-Qaida, including precise operations based on good intelligence, changes in their corrections facilities, superb strategic communications programs and a host of other initiatives - all of which, together, have helped Saudi Arabia achieve impressive results in their fight against extremists.
David PetraeusThe fact is that Iran doesn't want to see the Taliban come back any more than do most Afghan citizens.
David PetraeusAfghanistan has other enormous challenges as well, including a political system that is still very much developing, although there has been some progress in the past several years.
David PetraeusItems of interest will be located, identified, monitored, and remotely controlled through technologies such as radio-frequency identification, sensor networks, tiny embedded servers, and energy harvesters - all connected to the next-generation internet using abundant, low-cost, and high-power computing.
David Petraeus