Rand Paul actually said...

You know, after 16 years, thousands of lives, probably a trillion dollars spent, the Afghans do not seem to be able to defend themselves.

$45 million on a natural-gas gas station in the defense budget because we are greening-up Afghanistan.

If we do nothing, though, when the cliff comes and when we run out of money, then it is everybody.

I think ultimately, it is political will. It means electing people who care, and frankly, neither side cares, and that is a problem.