Joe Wilson actually said...

"We want to make sure that we have an Afghan government that can stand, that can be stable, that has security and governance without us, because we cannot have a permanent presence there."

"What is being done to avoid and reduce these attacks?"

"Are there plans for ISAF [International Security Assistance Force] to work with Afghans to develop a plan to extend U.S. support contracts to assist and mentor the security forces in building critical..."

"We are not going to eliminate the Taliban from the Afghanistan-Pakistan region. The question is can we contain them and what is the best strategy for containing them?"