I'm calling DUers for Biden to recommend reading this NYTimes article.

[rgbecker]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/world/asia/06reconstruct.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=peter%20baker,%20%20Inside%20the%20situation%20room&st=cse


Seems my man Biden is the one man who fought for a way out of Afghanistan. War monger Clinton joins Gates and the generals calling for more death and destruction.

Time to email Biden and let him know we are appreciative of his efforts.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact-vp

Anyone else?

[rgbecker]

1. "He was the bull in the china shop."

"Mr. Biden quickly became the most outspoken critic of the expected McChrystal troop request, arguing that Pakistan was the bigger priority, since that is where Al Queda is mainly based. "He was the bull in the china shop," said one admiring administration official."

Snip

"Mr. Biden asked tough questions about whether there was any intelligence showing that the Taliban posed a threat to American territory."

Snip

"With Mr. Biden leading the skeptics, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Gates and Admiral Mullen increasingly aligned behind a more robust force."

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"Mr. Biden had written a memo before the meeting talking about the need for "proof of concept" - in other words, two years ought to be enough for extra troops to demonstrate whether a buildup would work."

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"The president went around the room asking for opinions. Mr. Biden again expressed skepticism, even at this late hour when the tide had turned against him in terms of the troop number. But he had succeeded in narrowing the scope of the mission to protect population centers and setting the date to begin withdrawal."

[NYC_SKP]

2. "War monger Clinton"? This is DU, maybe you should think "flys: honey v vinegar". n/t