Robert Menendez actually said...

"The United States firmly believes that the future stability of Afghanistan rests on a peaceful transition of political authority from President Karzai to his successor in 2014 following a democratic, ..."

"Success requires that the election results be acceptable to a broad majority of Afghans--including those who voted for losing candidates--so that Afghan citizens throughout the country accept the winn..."

"If we don't succeed in helping Afghans administer an acceptable election, it will be very difficult to convince the American people and our allies to stay engaged in this effort."

"We want to have that across the spectrum."