Adam Smith actually said...

"It is my sincere hope that we not only reduce our troop levels to 2,500, but that we reduce them to zero, that we leave Afghanistan."

"To me the biggest loser in Afghanistan is the nation that stays the longest."

"As awful as the Taliban is, and there is a lot of awful governments all over the world doing a lot of awful things, do we really think that at this point, if the Taliban came back into power--they are..."

"I would urge this committee as it moves ahead to do the right thing, the thing we promised, bring these brave people here."