Opinion: Christine O’Donnell - Chris Coons debate: Afghanistan
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Moderator Wolf Blitzer to Coons: Would you support a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan that includes Taliban representation?
Coons said he thinks the war in Afghanistan was justified because the Taliban helped Al Qaeda. ‘I would support a negotiated resolution to the war that allows us to leave some assets,’ he said. ‘We’ve spent $1.3 trillion in Iraq and Afghanistan. ... We have asked a lot of our men and women in the field, but frankly, the mission has exceeded the scope that we could reasonably expect.’
He is concered about threats from Iraq and Pakistan. But he does not answer the question.
O’Donnell asks why Coons supports a ‘random troop withdrawal’ that will ‘embolden the terrorists even more.’ She says benchmarks must be met before the United States can withdraw.
She doesn’t answer the question either.
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