03/05/2014
https://www.congress.gov...
"I do not believe that there can be any serious doubt that the Afghan people want the United States and NATO forces to stay."
"Do not think you can bluff them, and do not be foolish enough to think that, if they depart, your life is going to be better."
"Prolonged delay in concluding the BSA... can only diminish the prospect that these pledges will be fully met."
"Without continued international military and economic support, Afghanistan risks falling back into civil war."