Richard Lugar actually said...

"We need to make clear to the people of Pakistan that we will be full partners in their fight against extremist elements."

"Our troops are defending the right of Afghanistan to develop its own government."

"there is, essentially, a benefits package to work out how to, in fact, recruit and to retain more Afghans for those security forces."

"I believe that other strategic questions... are the crucial determinants of success, not the numbers of troops."