Amerish Bera actually said...

"There is nothing that China would have liked more than for us to have reupped the war in Afghanistan."

"The alternative, should we choose to stay, was for the Taliban to resume attacks."

"I have spent more time in Brussels, either in person or virtually, than in any other place since I have been on this job."

"We will use every resource that we can in a difficult situation, in a challenging security situation on the ground to do the best job possible."