In the living rooms of Illinois. Don't fail our troops

The Pakistani army has made strides in eliminating safe havens used by the Pakistani and Afghani Taliban, [Mattis] said, and there's been a falling out between the two groups...

Schools are another sign of progress. Girls who were prohibited from education under the Taliban are now going to class.

"This enemy does recognize the danger of education to young people, and what it could do to their message," he said...

The American people should not lose faith now, he said.

"The only way we can lose this war is if we lose it in Paris and Brussels, in Berlin and Washington, if we lose it in the bars in Boston and the living rooms of Illinois. That's where we would lose it.

"Because our message is stronger, our troops are plenty skillful, and the ferocity and ethical approach to fighting that our troops represent is what eventually turns a skeptical population against the enemy and over to our side."

We are Americans.

We are Americans.