Gary Peters actually said...

"I think we anger as many people as we help, and that also makes the taxpayers back home angry."

"Waste fuels corruption, undermines the institutions in Afghanistan that we seek to empower, and breaks faith with the American taxpayer."

"Taxpayers are growing weary. My constituents tell me we cannot afford to write a blank check."

"I think you could say that the fact that the United States has had considerable success in decimating al-Qaeda in the region is an out-and-out success."