"By beating them!" Of COURSE, the answer was SO SIMPLE and right under our noses ALL ALONG! USA!

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Mitt Romney's Afghanistan Tautology

How do you win? Well, by beating your opponent, of course. And how do you beat your opponent? By winning.

That tautology was essentially former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's answer when he was asked about how, as commander in chief, he would end the war in Afghanistan without talking to the Taliban.

"By beating them," Romney simply replied to moderator Brian Williams. "By standing behind our troops and making sure we have transitioned to the Afghan military a capacity for them to be successful in holding off the Taliban. Our mission there is to be able to turn Afghanistan and its sovereignty over to a military of Afghan descent, Afghan people that can defend their sovereignty. That's something we can accomplish in the next couple of years."

He criticized President Barack Obama for making it "difficult" for U.S. troops to be successful by: "Number one, announcing a withdrawal date for our troops. Number two, drawing down our surge troops faster than the time the commanders on the ground felt was necessary. You don't draw them down during the middle of the fighting season. And finally, by not overseeing elections in Afghanistan to assure the selection of the president was seen by the people as legitimate."

[notadmblnd]

1. Fighting season. Is that like hunting season?

[hootinholler]

8. Wabbit Season!

Duck Season!

Wabbit Season!

[FarLeftFist]

2. These GOP candidates are literally debating against an imaginary President, one they have created.

I can't wait for these talking points to get vaporized when they actually have to debate Obama on this BS.

[SomethingFishy]

3. Now there is a guy who has studied the history of Afghanistan...

Michael Hastings has reported that some Afghani's think they are still fighting the Soviets. Maybe Romney plans on explaining it to them.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. Romney can't clear the Commander-In-Chief hurdle

In 2007 he said that catching Bin Laden wasn't worth the effort and back when he was 19 he protested in favor of the Vietnam era draft while exempt from the draft.


There is no freaking way he can stand up to Pres. Obama on this. This can come out sooner or it can come out later, it won't make any difference. He just can't clear that hurdle.

[Amonester]

5. "to assure the SELECTION of the president was seen by the people as legitimate"

ummm... fishy... isn't it?

[K8-EEE]

6. Mitt will make them take out a second mortgage on their caves. n/t

[Rosa Luxemburg]

7. Romney is obviously interested in poppy growing