Richard Lugar actually said...

"The broad scope of our activities suggests that we are trying to remake the economic, political, and security culture of Afghanistan."

"I am hopeful that these hearings will provide greater focus to the mission and strategy in Afghanistan in the context of broader United States vital interests."

"The question before us is whether Afghanistan is important enough to justify the lives and massive resources that are being spent there."

"hypothetically, what does political Afghanistan look like? Is a stable Afghanistan one in which we return to more localized government of sorts, with the warlords--the regional leader--who are more ak..."