Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/obama-s-address-not-a-mission-accomplished-speech Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Transcript In a surprise visit Tuesday to Afghanistan, President Obama addressed the nation and said he knew many Americans are tired of war, but underscored a need to “destroy al-Qaida.” Gwen Ifill, RAND Corporation’s Seth Jones and Brian Katulis of the Center for American Progress discuss the implications of the president’s speech. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors.