Frist says negotiate with the Taleban
Yes, it is real.
Frankly, this is the rational long term answer, and everything he said is a true assessment, but what does it do to his 2008 campaign, and why does he make this statement now?
Positioning? Vengeance? Distraction?
Later: It appears Frist may have "clarified" his statements, but I can't verify because the site the links point to is overloaded.
Found a copy of Frist's statement at Captain's Quarters. Read the commentary through the deep red filter.
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday that the Afghan war against Taliban guerrillas can never be won militarily and called for efforts to bring the Islamic militia and its supporters into the Afghan government.
The Tennessee Republican said he learned from briefings that Taliban fighters were too numerous and had too much popular support to be defeated on the battlefield.
Frankly, this is the rational long term answer, and everything he said is a true assessment, but what does it do to his 2008 campaign, and why does he make this statement now?
Positioning? Vengeance? Distraction?
Later: It appears Frist may have "clarified" his statements, but I can't verify because the site the links point to is overloaded.
Found a copy of Frist's statement at Captain's Quarters. Read the commentary through the deep red filter.
posted by mikevotes at
6:01 PM
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Of course, the real issue is whether or not Frist made his "diagnosis" by watching a videotape of the Taliban.
What? Too soon for a Terri Schiavo joke?
By
Anonymous, at 9:38 PM
Not at all.
You can also go for the
"Al Qaeda propaganda is spread through sweat and tears."
Mike
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mikevotes, at 10:03 PM
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