Gary Peters actually said...

"I have no sympathy for these people. They should remain and join efforts in rebuilding our own home."

"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."

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