Eliot Engel actually said...

"the very nature of a peace settlement... has to be negotiated with Afghans and not over the heads of Afghans."

"After many years of war, it's crystal clear that there is no military solution to end the fighting in Afghanistan."

"if we can talk to Kim Jong-un, certainly, we can talk to the Taliban."

"Now is the time to make peace and security our number-one goal and to implement a strategy in Afghanistan that will help us achieve it."