Richard Lugar actually said...

"Each crisis required the deployment of technically proficient civilians familiar with unstable situations."

"What they have in common is acknowledging the important role for international civilian agencies in Afghanistan to help create stability."

"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."