Robert Menendez actually said...

"I don't believe that there can be any serious doubt that the Afghan people want American and NATO forces to stay and recognize that the BSA is a necessary prerequisite."

"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."

"He argued that it was harsh sanctions that have brought Iran to the negotiating table in the first place."

"President Karzai has, in my view, unwisely decided to gamble with the lives of millions of his citizens with a delay in signing the Bilateral Security Agreement."