Robert Menendez actually said...

"Do not make the same mistake we did. You know, we kissed the Americans good-bye, and we need them today."

"Prolonged delay in concluding the BSA... can only diminish the prospect that these pledges will be fully met."

"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."

"Without continued international military and economic support, Afghanistan risks falling back into civil war."