JK to Frist: Stop telling Taliban what they want to hear just get job done

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Dem Daily post:

Posted by John Kerry
October 3rd, 2006 @ 1:42 pm

So Bill Frist wants the Taliban to be a part of the government in Afghanistan? If we can’t beat them, join them?

Reading the coverage of Bill Frist’s trip to Afghanistan, there’s a lot to say.

I could say it’s Dr. Frist’s worst diagnosis since the public spectacle of his Terri Schiavo diagnosis on the Senate floor.

I could say that Bill Frist who once pathetically labeled Democrats who are right about Iraq the “Defeatocrat Party,” is now the Senate’s leading spokesperson for those who are dead wrong on Afghanistan – the “Retreaticans.”

But all of that would do a disservice to just how profoundly wrong Sen. Frist is about Afghanistan, and how little leadership he’s providing when he just throws his hands up in the air and suggests the only hope is to bring the Taliban into the government as if it’s the inevitable outcome of what American troops began so bravely after September 11th.

Reaching an accommodation with terrorists isn’t the answer. We know what happened when the Taliban was in power Afghanistan: one of the most repressive regimes of modern times ruthlessly brutalized its citizens and allowed the world’s worst terrorists to attack us from its territory. We know they are still receiving support and guidance from al Qaeda as they try desperately to return to the bad old days. And we know they are not part of the democratically elected government we have sacrificed so much for.

>>>>>> big snip

Stop telling the Taliban what they want to hear – and get the job done.


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[CottonBear]

1. Damn. I love it: "the “Retreaticans”

:woohoo:

[Botany]

2. The Taliban are the power that gave al Qaeda a safe haven

The Taliban hit a 4,000 yr old Buddha statue despite world wide pleas not to.

The Taliban stoned people to death for sex.

The Taliban killed gay people.

The Taliban are the REAL ENEMY.

If bush had not quit the job and let ben Laden get away the Taliban would not have
gotten back in power.

[Little Star]

7. Oh yeah? Well, B*sh says Saddam was worse.

Those little things the taliban do are not that important.:sarcasm:

[cynatnite]

3. Talk about helping the terrorists...

Thanks, Mr. Kerry. You hit everything right on. :thumbsup:

[grannie4peace]

4. go, go,go johnny go!!!

stepping up to the bat!!Maybe john kerry has found his footing. at least he's getting some publicity. i watched a couple days of debate in the senate...it was educational to say the least. you can do more with publicity. anyway it's really nice to see someone speaking up for us little people.

[Brundle_Fly]

5. He's right too.

and he's left my brother and sister Canadians there to die when they offered to help, unconditionally, as did many.

other brothers and sisters from....

British
French
Germans
Italians

were also duped into helping Bush on this war... WE WANT TO FINISH WHAT THE US STARTED

Frist belittles all of our countries with his defeatism on and about the real war on terror.

[Johnyawl]

6. The neocons are abandoning Afghanistan, to concentrate the troops

in Iraq. Controlling the oil is far more important that finding Bin Laden

[Brundle_Fly]

8. actually other than a few US troops and commanders in Kabul

and Kandahar I hear most of the troops are up north towards the Iranian border, practicing exercises....

(this isn't a surprise to many people I know who are currently there)

I imagine the same goes for Iraq, there is 150,000 troops in Iraq, I bet the barest minimum are in the capital or performing cleanup, the rest are all over the iranian border too.... prepping.

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10. I think you just hit on it.

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[texpatriot2004]

9. Thank you Senator Kerry nm

[_dynamicdems]

11. Frist is an absolute idiot. Good job, once again, Senator Kerry!

John Kerry makes me proud to be a Democrat because he represent all the things we fight for. He hasn't let them get away with a damn thing. He's called them out at every turn from Rumsfeld to Rice, Bolton to Alito, Iraq to Afghanistan, Terrorism to Port Security and Truth to Blatant Lies.

[ProSense]

12. A corrupt idiot!

http://www.beyonddelay.org/summaries/frist.php