Richard Lugar actually said...

"Congress and the American people now must evaluate whether this course has a reasonable chance to succeed..."

"Our roadmap must have a destination, a path toward a day when the Afghan Government will be able to take basic responsibility for its own people and its own future."

"I am somewhat less concerned about the 'perception' of victory and more focused on actually defeating al-Qaeda for real."

"It's been very unclear, and it's been like a sine wave."