Richard Lugar actually said...

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

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

"Congress must now prioritize these parallel budgets and authorities in order to strengthen our effectiveness in the realm of diplomacy and defense."

"Despite the long-evident need for a coherent and efficient civilian coordination capacity to assist our troops in crisis response, we still don't have one."