Ben Cardin actually said...

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

"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."

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

"I want to talk a little bit about human rights, basic rights, and labor rights, because one of the only times that we can get the attention of our government officials on international labor issues is..."