Richard Lugar actually said...

"the justification for the so-called just war was to overthrow the Taliban, which was in effect made up of Pashtuns who were harboring al-Qaeda"

"the Russians were actually promoting the rights of women and secondary education during their occupation, albeit, as you say, in a rather brutal fashion"

"I believe it is possible to develop a strong consensus on the way forward."

"Thank you, Chairman Webb, for holding this hearing to review U.S. policy toward Burma."