Jack Reed actually said...

"My sense--and again, if you could give us some insight--is that their commitment, our allies, will be calibrated based on our commitment."

"This decision has to be made early enough so that you can take operational responsibility for the decision."

"The responsibility to go after those forces in Afghanistan is your responsibility, as the commander of operations there?"

"We really should be looking at a decision period in the middle of this year."