Thompson has been solid so far. He has demonstrated a grasp of the issues and he is not pandering.
First, Some Questions For Matthews
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If he questions the GOP candidates on Iraq, they should ask what he thought about Carter watching as the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. They could also ask him what words of advice he whispered in Carter's ear as our hostages twisted in the wind for 444 days as Carter's foreign policy crashed and burned in the Iranian desert.
If he asks about the war on terror, they should reply: "Chris, do you agree that the war on terror and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan might not have been necessary, and that 9/11 might never have occurred, had your boss not ushered in the world's first Islamofascist dictatorship and a state sponsor of terror by undercutting our ally, the Shah of Iran?"
As for what Bush intends to do about Iran, we suggest: "Chris, do you blame the existence of a regime that daily provides the weapons to kill American troops in Iraq and threatens nuclear holocaust on the naive policies of the Carter administration you served?"
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