Richard Blumenthal actually said...

"I am not satisfied because we have not got to it. So I mean, I think there is a lot more that can be done by both Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Taliban, quite frankly."

"Afghan women have made tremendous gains following the collapse of the Taliban regime."

"The first day that President Ghani took office in his inauguration speech, he talked about bringing in the Taliban, you know, that you have to be part of this peace process."

"Longer term, the success of Afghanistan as a country is really dependent on the political factors and the social and economic factors that are hopefully supported and promoted by the American presence..."