John McCain actually said...

"General Petraeus, what evidence can you offer that the ALP program is contributing to greater security in areas where it is active in Afghanistan?"

"Insufficient funding for the ANSF would result in a smaller and less capable Afghan force at the exact moment in the campaign when we are expecting our Afghan partners to assume more responsibilities ..."

"It is only recently that we have gotten the inputs right in Afghanistan."

"the way to influence Pakistan is to show that there can be a certain outcome in Afghanistan"