Adam Smith actually said...

"If there is one demonstrable historical truth, it is that foreign forces in Afghanistan are destabilizing over time."

"We have made significant progress in achieving our goal in Afghanistan to 'disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat Al Qaeda and to prevent its return to either Afghanistan or Pakistan.'"

"I remain very concerned about the President's decision last summer to speed up withdrawal of the surge troops from Afghanistan."

"These decisions by the President have made it increasingly difficult to build up trust and confidence with the Afghan institutions."