Kelly Ayotte actually said...

"General Dunford, do you anticipate having to drawdown U.S. forces during the fighting season?"

"To have participatory elections, effective elections, elections that are accepted as legitimate, we're going to have the right security environment to do that."

"if we fail in Afghanistan, what could be the impact on U.S. national security interests?"

"We are going to do whatever we need to do to support the Afghan security forces in establishing an operational environment within which free, fair, and legitimate elections can take place."