John Kerry actually said...

"the presence of reliable Afghan partners, both political and military, and the civilian capacity to make our military gains sustainable"

"I would like to place on record our very strong support for the extraordinary leadership that you've shown and your committee's shown in piloting the Kerry-Lugar bill through the Senate."

"I believe that the last year has shown a major change in approach from the Afghan civilian and military leadership."

"the development of the agricultural economy that Senator Lugar referred to I think is also going to be important"