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Thompson on Pakistan: 'This is a war we're engaged in'
CNN ^ | 122707 Posted: 01:57 PM ET | Martina Stewart

Posted on 12/27/2007 8:39:27 PM PST by Fred

(CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson has weighed in on the death of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.

“This is a war that we’re engaged in. It’s an international conflict,” said Thompson. “It’s a global conflict. Al Qaeda wants to bring Western civilization to its knees.”

Thompson also told reporters Thursday that he thinks “terrorism has never left the agenda” of the 2008 presidential race. “This is no time for on-the-job training,” added the former Tennessee senator, emphasizing the need for experience....

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bhutto; fredthompson; pakistan
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To: Saundra Duffy

So you jump on what is probably some partial quote by an unnamed source, probably offered with no context...or taken out of context by the media, and present it as a negative against Fred and the gospel truth. Yet you call yourself a Freeper??

Congratulations Saundra, you’ve been added to the list of posters on this forum whose judgement, integrity or objectives can’t be trusted if any real trouble starts up in this country.

So stay outta my foxhole.


41 posted on 12/28/2007 3:50:28 AM PST by prairiebreeze (I am unapologetically celebrating CHRISTMAS!!)
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To: prairiebreeze

She wasn’t on the foxhole list already?

Wow, you’re patient.


42 posted on 12/28/2007 6:31:08 AM PST by Politicalmom (Huckabee’s foreign policy experience consists of eating at the International House of Pancakes.)
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