Gary Peters actually said...

"It is not our job to build countries, and, frankly, I think we do a poor job of it."

"We have an obligation to follow the money and ask the tough questions."

"What do I tell the people of Flint, Michigan, who ask me, 'Why are my taxes paying for clean water in Kabul when I do not have clean water in my own home here in Flint?'"

"When the money we spend in Afghanistan is wasted, stolen, or ends up in the hands of the very enemies we seek to defeat, it undermines our policy, however well intended."