Richard Lugar actually said...

I do not doubt that President Obama elected to launch this war because of altruistic impulses.

Lugar acknowledges Obama's intentions but critiques the war's justification.

06/27/2011

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I believe you cited the ABC-BBC-ARD poll that indicated a turnaround in popular sentiment over the last 12 months in Afghanistan.

I think we turned the corner on that.

We had no--there was no plan in place to explain the Kerry-Lugar bill to the Pakistanis the day you passed it.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.