Ben Cardin actually said...

"You cannot force them. Your example is certainly a very visible sign of progress."

"I think it's going to be a real challenge because we're not necessarily paying salaries or competing with the Afghan Government."

"We could talk about the military aspects and the fact that we are looking toward a redeployment of our combat troops starting in the next month or two."

"We have had our military presence, but we also have had an effort to provide economic development assistance to the people of Afghanistan."