Eliot Engel actually said...

"The Trump administration announced its approach to deal with the stalemate nearly a year ago in what it termed a new strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia."

"So we need to be honest."

"Fifteen thousand American troops remain on the ground there fighting America's longest war and we provide billions in assistance every year."

"In sum, the administration seems to be planning to escalate the war in order to break the stalemate, forcing the Taliban to the negotiating table."