Theodore Deutch actually said...

"Mr. Chairman, I agree wholeheartedly with you that on every occasion we should do as much as we can to bring home Pastor Abedini..."

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman."

"I hope President Karzai understands that he is risking Afghanistan's future by playing this very dangerous game on the bilateral security agreement."

"Many of our constituents want us--and they expressed this very clearly--want us to bring home every last U.S. soldier."