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| U.S. Democrats urge Bush to shift anti-terror focus |
| 2008-04-07 |
| (Xinhua) -- U.S. Senate Democrats sent a letter Sunday to President George W. Bush urging him to shift anti-terror efforts from Iraq to Afghanistan and Pakistan. In the letter, Harry Reid, the majority leader, and other Democratic senators, said the White House has committed too much of U.S. resources to Iraq while neglecting "terror-havens" of Afghanistan and Pakistan. "While violence and the drug trade have surged in Afghanistan and Pakistan's security remains fragile, we are distracted by an endless civil war in Iraq," the letter said. "To make America more secure, we must refocus on hunting down a resurgent al-Qaida, securing a troubled Afghanistan and rebuilding our overburdened and misused military," it added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #17 Neither side of the isle is performing well. Both parties have rotted like fish - from the head back. It's time for another tea party. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2008-04-07 21:45 |
| #16 Why should anyone listen to the dhimmicrats; they can't even select a presidential candidate without screwing it up. Harry Reid most likely would have been a defeatist in WWII. STFU Harry. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-04-07 18:55 |
| #15 How far's the capital? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-04-07 14:27 |
| #14 Fuck you, Harry. Get elected President, then you can tell the military what to do. |
| Posted by: Chief Running Gag 2008-04-07 14:25 |
| #13 The Saudi embassy is about ten blocks away from the White House... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2008-04-07 13:31 |
| #12 Shift it where, about 10 blocks down the street from the White House? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-04-07 13:22 |
| #11 Right, George W. Bush is going to start taking direction from Harry Reid letters. Sure thing. I'd charge Reid with "Littering the White House" and fine him $300. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-04-07 10:33 |
| #10 Well, I'm pretty terrified of the congressional dhimocrats. So we should focus our military on removing them? Is that what they are saying? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-04-07 09:48 |
| #9 We should shift to focus on CNN, the New York Times, the BBC and everyone else supporting B. Hussein Obama in his stealth Muslim bid for the presidency. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2008-04-07 09:18 |
| #8 Left out Iran in their little list too. Why is that? [rhetorical question]. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-04-07 09:03 |
| #7 A sure sign we are doing something right. |
| Posted by: Unusoting Bucket7060 2008-04-07 08:51 |
| #6 Democrats: "Quick! Shift to Afghanistan before our allies suffer any more defeats!" |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-04-07 08:18 |
| #5 Screw Russia and China. They can go to hell in a handbag for all I care. Where do you think all the worlds dictators, terrorists and militias get their weapons. |
| Posted by: Helmuth, Speaking for Shavirt5970 2008-04-07 08:07 |
| #4 COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG > THE HINDU - AL QAEDA SEEKING TO A NUCLEAR WEAPON TO STRIKE/USE, not merely to stockpile. Nuclear Suicide Bombing-Sapper??? ALso from CT > TIMES OF INDIA -Islamists-Terrorists may also target INDIA's nukes = nuclear facilities. THEY NEED OR REQUIRE FISSILE MATERIALS; ZAWAHIRI"S question primer seen as reflecting a TACTICAL CHANGE in PR or Strategy??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-07 02:55 |
| #3 Read - USA must "Nation Build" + stop Nuclear Islamism-Terror by preventing OSAMA from destabilizing Russia + China. "DIRECT CASUS BELLI" vv PAKI > NOT LETTING OSAMA = ISLAMISTS GET ANY NUCTECHS OR NUKES-WMDS FROM UNSECYRE RUSS + ASIAN CACHES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-07 02:37 |
| #2 Um, Pakistan is a sovereign country. Is Pinky Reid suggesting that we invade a sovereign country without a direct causus belli? |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-04-07 01:15 |
| #1 Shift it so we stop looking like assholes... |
| Posted by: DK70 2008-04-07 00:23 |