Michael McCaul actually said...

"We owe it to the men and women who have fought and died in this war."

"The Taliban must agree to separate from al-Qaida, something they have indicated they would do, and renounce violence including against the Afghan people or government."

"The Taliban must pledge that Afghanistan will never be used again as a base to plan attacks against the United States and our allies."

"We need to use whatever leverage we can to promote inter-Afghan dialog."