Posted on 10/11/2020 2:54:13 AM PDT by RandFan
President Trump's reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in a phone interview, "We hope he will win the election and wind up U.S. military presence in Afghanistan." The militant group expressed some concern about Mr. Trump's bout with the coronavirus. "When we heard about Trump being COVID-19 positive, we got worried for his health, but seems he is getting better," another Taliban senior leader told CBS News.
Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said Saturday that they "reject" the Taliban support. "The Taliban should know that the president will always protect American interests by any means necessary," Murtaugh said.
The Taliban's enthusiasm for Mr. Trump is grounded in the goal they share of getting U.S. troops out of Afghanistan after 19 years of war – a longtime promise of the president.
There are now fewer than 5,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, and national security adviser Robert O'Brien has said that number would drop to 2,500 by early next year.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told "Face the Nation" in February that the U.S. should draw down but also keep a residual force of "several thousand people to make sure we have a place from which we can operate" should al Qaeda or ISIS gain capacity to strike the U.S.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsnews.com ...
There is no need for a "several thousand" troops to strike targets in the mountainous regions. That can be done from an aircraft carrier or whatever.
Joe Biden is for a permanent presence in Afghanistan for no reason at all and would be putting troops in harms way
Cute Even goebbels would be proud of cbs.
C-Bull-S just going lower and lower on the totem pole.
So the Taliban agree with millions of Americans.
Taliban are more sensible than lib/neocon lunatics.
Biden has Russia and China in his corner, so he “wins” the foreign antagonist vote.
yup
Having troops still there and a taliban still capable of issuing statements after 20 freaking years is the ultimate testimony in favor of withdrawing troops from futile missions.
you completely missed the point of the article that you posted.
it was done to make Trump look bad.
How could you not see that?
And Trump did kick the hell out of isis over there. And then just left the troops that were necessary
Guys like you scare me. You make it sound like there is never ever a need for the military anywhere at any time.
Sometimes there is.
>it was done to make Trump look bad.
I didn’t miss that.
Its ironic because Trump’s policy is supported by most Americans.
CBS think this is bad for the president HAHAHAH ...It’s not!
If Biden wants to run on being for endless wars then good for him. Trump needs to highlight this difference more in my opinion ...
Where the Taliban goes look for the New York Times to follow. Perhaps the Times will endorse Trump. NOT.
I could not care less that the taliban murder their way through Afghanistan. No more American lives for endless wars.
However, I have no issues selling arms and supplies to the Afghanistan government so that afghanis can fight their own wars.
JoMa
Wow, Viacom promoting foreign wars.
FOAD, Viacom.
Joe Biden has a plan to get us out of Viet Nam. He still remembers being in Cambodia on Christmas with Corn Pop.
Come on, you crazy smartass, go to vote for Biden.
Why is this any less fake news than all the other crap we hear from the media? Again no names just a mention of “Taliban leaders”.
More bullshit and yet it’s treated as a legitimate story.
How queer. And the Islamonazis didn’t support Obama’s plans to withdraw our troops from Iraq?
“Trump needs to highlight this difference more in my opinion ...”
.......
Unfortunately, there’re a bunch of neocon warmongers in conservative base. You can find some in FR forum.
“Come on, you crazy smartass, go to vote for Biden”
And get free stuff!
Nobody cares, Code Pink should certainly agree with the Taliban if that’s the measure.
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