In Afghanistan, my own view is that skeptics who look at that conflict and say, we're going to do our part, we're making a major commitment to stabilizing that country, to keeping the Taliban and the al Qaeda from having a platform to attack us--there's no doubt in my mind we'll do what is necessary.
Bayh emphasizes the U.S. commitment to stabilizing Afghanistan despite skepticism about Afghan capabilities.
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