Richard Lugar actually said...

"The threats to U.S. national security in the region are both real and profound, but they are also largely indirect."

"It is clear that one of the most important goals of an enlarged American commitment to Afghanistan would be the preservation and potential enhancement of stability in Pakistan."

"I think President Karzai would understand that he's got a new chance now, if he's got 50 percent plus one vote, to become a statesman or to end up on the ash heap of Afghan history."

"American foreign policy is never stronger than when it is bipartisan."