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Biden: Killing Terrorists Just Makes More Terrorists
Having announced his candidacy as a Democrat for president in 2008, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., is now speaking out loudly against the Bush administration, particularly with regard to its foreign policy in the Middle East.Biden, appearing Thursday as a guest on MSNBCs "Imus in the Morning" show, said the Bush administrations war on terror has had the opposite effect on terrorism that most Americans had hoped for following the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in the United States. "We are creating more terrorists around the world, Biden said. "This is a gang [the Bush administration] that doesnt seem to understand that the international legitimization of our actions is a big deal . . . It impacts on our power. Biden said Bushs tendency to "go it alone in Iraq and its reluctance to get involved in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict spread a negative impression of the United States to other countries and factions who hope to do us harm. "If we appear to be out there in the Wild West just shooting away not caring about what anyone else thinks, we just become fodder for every wacko in the world, Biden said. "We are doing ourselves more harm that good right now.  Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-17 |
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