Some of the progressives calling in to the Ed Schultz Show flipped out over Obama's statement today. He said something like if Musharraf will not take care of the terrorists in Pakistan and we had actionable intelligence then we would. Progressives on the Ed Schultz show went crazy. They accused Barack of throwing diplomacy down the toilet. Nothing could be further from the truth. This clip goes out of their way to say that this has been the White House's position all along. If killing or capturing Osama Bin Laden has been a priority then why haven't we done it yet?
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From WaPo:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama issued a pointed warning yesterday to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, saying that as president he would be prepared to order U.S. troops into that country unilaterally if it failed to act on its own against Islamic extremists.
In his most comprehensive statement on terrorism, the senator from Illinois said that the Iraq war has left the United States less safe than it was before the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and that if elected he would seek to withdraw U.S. troops and shift the country's military focus to threats in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (more...)
