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Romney Supporter McCain Disagrees With Romney On Taliban Talks: I Think Its Important To Negotiate
By Ben Armbruster
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai confirmed this week that his government is now engaging in trilateral peace talks with the Taliban and the United States to end the 10-year war. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, however, opposes any talks with the insurgent group. The right course for America is not to negotiate with the Taliban while the Taliban are killing our soldiers, Romney said during a debate last month.
Not only does Romneys own foreign policy adviser disagree with Romney on this issue, but also, one of Romneys top supporters with national security and foreign policy credentials, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), takes issue with that position. Today on ABCs This Week, McCain said its important to talk to the Taliban. When host Jake Tapper asked McCain to square that with Romneys view, McCain dodged, saying he hasnt talked with the former Massachusetts governor on the issue:
Watch it:
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/02/19/428664/mccain-romney-taliban-talks/
By Ben Armbruster
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai confirmed this week that his government is now engaging in trilateral peace talks with the Taliban and the United States to end the 10-year war. GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, however, opposes any talks with the insurgent group. The right course for America is not to negotiate with the Taliban while the Taliban are killing our soldiers, Romney said during a debate last month.
Not only does Romneys own foreign policy adviser disagree with Romney on this issue, but also, one of Romneys top supporters with national security and foreign policy credentials, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), takes issue with that position. Today on ABCs This Week, McCain said its important to talk to the Taliban. When host Jake Tapper asked McCain to square that with Romneys view, McCain dodged, saying he hasnt talked with the former Massachusetts governor on the issue:
TAPPER: Are those talks a mistake?
MCCAIN: No I think its important to have talks wherever you can. But I also think that its important to remember that we have to have an outcome on the battlefield that would motivate a successful conclusion to those talks.
TAPPER: The reason I ask sir is that Mitt Romney says that there should be no negotiation with the Taliban whereas Ive heard you say in the past, you make peace with your enemies and thats who you need to negotiate with so on this issue you and Mitt Romney disagree.
MCCAIN: Well I havent had a conversation with him but Im sure that Mitt Romney would like to have a peaceful solution.
MCCAIN: No I think its important to have talks wherever you can. But I also think that its important to remember that we have to have an outcome on the battlefield that would motivate a successful conclusion to those talks.
TAPPER: The reason I ask sir is that Mitt Romney says that there should be no negotiation with the Taliban whereas Ive heard you say in the past, you make peace with your enemies and thats who you need to negotiate with so on this issue you and Mitt Romney disagree.
MCCAIN: Well I havent had a conversation with him but Im sure that Mitt Romney would like to have a peaceful solution.
Watch it:
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/02/19/428664/mccain-romney-taliban-talks/
Romney definitely switches positions more than McCain, but this is going to be interesting to watch.
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Romney Supporter McCain Disagrees With Romney On Taliban Talks... (Original Post)
ProSense
Feb 2012
OP
What's really odd is that Sarah Palin says that she doesn't believe in negotiations
Major Hogwash
Feb 2012
#2
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)1. Mitt says that he doesn't believe in negotiations with terrorists.
But he also says that he is not a Mormon, so there ya go.
Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)2. What's really odd is that Sarah Palin says that she doesn't believe in negotiations
with terrorists either.
Yet, she doesn't support Romney for president.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)3. In her own (simple) mind she still thinks she's "the one".