Richard Lugar actually said...

The situation in Afghanistan is complex and requires a multifaceted approach.

We left Afghanistan in 2003. We spent almost as much money in Iraq in 2008 as we spent in Afghanistan from 2003-2008.

We can do more than we fear; and that if we had a genuine long-term vision for how to move forward.

The Taliban is not the objective; it is still people who are plotting to bomb Washington and New York City again.