Dick Lugar

All military and development assistance should be subject to careful review to make sure that it is serving our national security interests.

it is very important to us that we do affect the strategic outlook of Pakistan, and we are not certain that second prize... is enough.

You cannot really throw the whole group into one lump.

We should not distance ourselves from a country that looms so large in our own strategic calculations.

Well, thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for calling this important hearing on Pakistan.

Even before the discovery of bin Laden's compound, our relationship with Pakistan had suffered strains.

The circumstances surrounding this week's dramatic killing of Osama bin Laden...have raised questions about Pakistan's reliability as an ally.

In the aftermath of the death of Osama bin Laden, I have read at least two scholars indicating that although there do not appear to be many al-Qaeda operatives in Afghanistan and the movement's members are at this point scattered in…

development aid provided by the United States is essential and that the realization of stability in Pakistan is a major objective of this aid.

What is helpful is identifying the most appropriate projects and then following through, not changing midcourse.

Therefore, it's conceivable that, if we had people who were skilled in antiterrorism on the ground, we would be able to--hopefully, with good intelligence--ferret out those who might be contemplating another attack upon us.

The choice is to persevere responsibly or to run quickly to some patchwork strategy that will cost us much more in the long run.

There is no military victory to be had in Afghanistan.

We are spending enormous resources in a single country.

We support a political solution led by Afghans.

I am hopeful that these hearings will bring greater focus to the mission and strategy in Afghanistan.

A definition of success must be accompanied by a plan for focusing resources on specific goals.

President Obama must be forthcoming on a definition of success in Afghanistan based on United States vital interests.

Failure in Afghanistan will lead to years of dangerous instability in Central and South Asia and increased threats to the United States.

I would just add, finally, that our confidence in President Karzai ebbs and flows, but, unless we're really prepared to present an alternative, he will be the President of the country and corruption will remain apparent.

Although threats to United States national security do emanate from within Afghanistan's borders, these may not be the most serious threats in the region.

These hearings are especially timely, as you pointed out, given the killing of Osama bin Laden.

Americans are rightly gratified by the skill and courage demonstrated by our intelligence professionals and troops.

Countries that descend into chaos and anarchy are breeding grounds for extremism.

Congress has approved a significant new sum of $150 million, for the State Department and USAID to expend in the post-Mubarak Egypt.