Joe Wilson actually said...

"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?"

"I have been there 11 times and, indeed, I have seen the substantial progress. I just hope it can be sustained."

"I am cautiously optimistic that we have made significant progress with the insider threat."