Richard Lugar actually said...

"I am in complete agreement with your statement, 'What everybody wants to know is, What does this mean to me and the decisions I'm making?'"

"What happens if, after the contribution of our troops and our funds, countries I have mentioned and countries in Africa come to a result that many Americans, looking at liberal democratic traditions, ..."

"My time's up, but I would just comment, I think the explanation made is very important, and we have a responsibility, as Senators or members of the House or what have you, to understand enough of this..."

"This is really bad. They don't say 'hopeless.'"