**FILE** U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, speaks July 22, 2012, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** This July 22, 2012, file photo shows U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)
** FILE ** This July 22, 2012, file photo shows U.S. Gen. John Allen, top commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) and U.S. forces in Afghanistan, during an interview with The Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)
President Obama, accompanied by his national security team, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on April 28, 2011. From left are, National Security Adviser Tom Donilon, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton; Vice President Joe Biden; outgoing Defense Secretary Robert Gates; the president, Defense Secretary-nominee Leon Panetta; CIA Director-nominee Gen. David Petraeus; and top commander-designate for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John Allen, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan-designate Ryan Crocker. (Associated Press)
Marine Gen. John Allen, the top commander of international forces in Afghanistan, says al Qaeda has re-emerged. He says it doesn’t need a large presence to be influential. (The Associated Press)
Marine Gen. John Allen, the top commander of international forces in Afghanistan, says al Qaeda has re-emerged. He says it doesn’t need a large presence to be influential. (The Associated Press)
U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen (left), the top commander in Afghanistan, speaks with German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere during a round-table meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
U.S. Marine Gen. John Allen (left), the top commander in Afghanistan, speaks with German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere during a round-table meeting of NATO defense ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
“It reverberates everywhere across the United States. You know, we’re willing to sacrifice a lot for this campaign, but we’re not willing to be murdered for it.” - Gen. John Allen, the top commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan. (Associated Press)
