Tim Kaine actually said...

I believe that America cannot--indeed, I know that America should not--police every crisis or shelter every refugee.

I think there are two things that clearly underline Afghan interest in a continuing Western presence of some sort beyond 2014.

Would you agree that the commitment of the U.S. and NATO allies to a presence might have an effect upon the smoothness of the transition?

It would create more confidence among the Afghan population in the runup to the 2014 elections.