Joe Biden, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and Presidential Candidate, speaks frankly and honestly about what the solution is in dealing with Pakistan. Wouldn't it be nice if we had a President who could speak this fluently about issues happening at home and abroad?
From the Biden Blog:
The Hill: Biden Blasts Bush For Not Calling Musharraf Sooner
November 8th, 2007 by Erin Medlicott
Nov. 8: Presidential candidate U.S. Sen Joe Biden, one of the Democratic Party’s foremost foreign policy experts, strongly criticized President Bush today for waiting until Wednesday to call Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf about his country’s state of emergency.“President Bush finally got around to calling Musharraf yesterday,” said Biden. “I can tell you this: If I’m elected, I won’t wait five days to pick up the phone or delegate matters of this magnitude to my secretary of state or to my ambassador. There is too much at stake to leave this kind of conversation to others.”
“President Musharraf and I had a very direct and detailed discussion,” Biden added. “I told him how critical it is that elections go forward as planned in January, that he follow through on his commitment to take off his uniform and that he restore the rule of law to Pakistan.”
Biden has often said Pakistan is the most complex country the U.S. has to deal with. He repeated that message Thursday, pointing out the dangers of what would happen if extremists were to take control of Pakistan, which is in possession of nuclear weapons and delivery systems.
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