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Dem Lawmaker: Taliban ‘Part Of The Fabric Of Afghanistan’ — Not ‘Terrorists’ [VIDEO] (Speier-CA)
Daily Caller ^ | June 10, 2014 | Brendan Bordelon

Posted on 06/10/2014 11:30:24 AM PDT by maggief

California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier hastened to explain away the controversy surrounding the Obama administration’s release of five dangerous Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay, claiming that the Taliban aren’t “terrorists,” but rather “part of the fabric of Afghanistan.”

Speier made the remarks on MSNBC Tuesday morning, attempting to rebut Speaker of the House John Boehner’s claim that the release violated the U.S. policy of not negotiating with terrorists and that “we’re gonna pay for this.”

“Let me underscore the term ‘terrorist,’” Speier tried to explain. “The Taliban is part of the fabric of Afghanistan — they were part of the leadership of that country before we engaged there.”

“We are now actively attempting to get the Taliban to negotiate with Karzai and the Afghanistani [sic] government,” she continued, “because there will be some cooperation, some level of coordination between the two if that country is going to survive and move forward.”

“So,” she concluded, “to say that they are ‘terrorists,’ at this point, is not necessarily accurate.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bergdahl
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1 posted on 06/10/2014 11:30:24 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief
ALINKSY RULE 8:

“Keep the pressure on. Never let up.” Keep trying new things to keep the opposition off balance. As the opposition masters one approach, hit them from the flank with something new. (Attack, attack, attack from all sides, never giving the reeling organization a chance to rest, regroup, recover and re-strategize.)

1. Health in danger

2. Previously consulted with congress

3. Swiftboating

4. It was an oversight, sorry

5. Platoon full of psychopaths

6. Taliban threated to kill

7. "What difference does it make?"

8. Stockholm Syndrome

9. PTSD

10. No evidence converted to Islam, fraternized with Taliban, and declared jihad

11. Physically abused, confined in cage

12. Racism

13. Moderate Taliban

14. “Raggedy" platoon

15. "No matter what, to leave an American behind in the hands of people who would torture him, cut of his head, do any number of things"

16. Obama broke unconstitutional law (that he signed)

17. Wasn't only soldier to 'walk off' post

18. Only tenuous link to U.S. deaths

19. “PR campaign by Republicans” ... to “muddy the waters”

20. Hagel, NOT Obama, made the final call on #Bergdahl swap, (see also #16)

21. The Taliban Five aren't as bad as you think, three were governors

22. Decision made day before

23. Taliban Five akin to soldiers in American Revolution

24. Taliban ‘part of the fabric Of Afghanistan’ — not ‘terrorists’

2 posted on 06/10/2014 11:30:43 AM PDT by maggief
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To: maggief

Those Ancient Buddist Statues were part of the Fabric of Afghanistan before the Taliban demolished them....


3 posted on 06/10/2014 11:32:40 AM PDT by GraceG
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To: maggief

Every bit as much as MS-13 is part of the fabric of Los Angeles.


4 posted on 06/10/2014 11:33:03 AM PDT by RinaseaofDs (.)
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To: maggief

Liberalism truly is a mental disease.


5 posted on 06/10/2014 11:33:49 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Obama is so far in over his head, even his ears are beneath the water level.)
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To: maggief

You have to excuse her, this comes from having idiots for constituents.


6 posted on 06/10/2014 11:34:26 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: maggief

Then why have we been fighting a war with them for a decade?


7 posted on 06/10/2014 11:34:36 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: maggief

thanx for keeping the list of lies


8 posted on 06/10/2014 11:35:49 AM PDT by morphing libertarian ( On to impeachment and removal (IRS, Taliban, Fast and furious, VA, Benghazi)!!!)
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To: maggief

The TEAparty and NRA are part of the weft and woof of America.


9 posted on 06/10/2014 11:36:34 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: maggief
“The Taliban is part of the fabric of Afghanistan — they were part of the leadership of that country before we engaged there.”
The NAZIS were part of the fabric of GERMANY — they were part of the leadership of that country before we engaged there.
10 posted on 06/10/2014 11:38:29 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: maggief
The Afghans love 'em!

Afghan Villagers Alarmed at Release of Taliban Detainees

Released leader Mohammed Fazl led scorched-earth offensive in 1999 that forced 300,000 Afghans to flee for their lives.

11 posted on 06/10/2014 11:38:52 AM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: maggief

California Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier should also become part of the fabric of Afghanistan. She belongs there.


12 posted on 06/10/2014 11:39:20 AM PDT by LucianOfSamasota (Tanstaafl - its not just for breakfast anymore...)
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To: oh8eleven

Leftists are truly insane. I guess they don’t remember the big statues torn down and the repression and killings and stuff....

I guess they think they can deem these guys not terrorists now?


13 posted on 06/10/2014 11:40:31 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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Nice fabric there, Fazi.

14 posted on 06/10/2014 11:42:28 AM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: maggief
Under Obama, terrorist groups like the muslim brotherhood & the taliban are now mainstream political groups.

The Egyptians had their own idea about Obama's muslim brotherhood puppet Morsi!


15 posted on 06/10/2014 11:44:02 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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Yes, Jackie, and those Al Qaeda murderers who flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon killing over 3,000 Americans were just aviation enthusiasts. What a moron.
What’s the next dumbass Democrat talking point?

“Osama Bin Laden.....he reminds me a lot of FDR.” Idiots.


16 posted on 06/10/2014 11:46:18 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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Mullah Mohammad Fazl, responsible for Shia Hazara genocide in Afghanistan, about to be released by Obama administration

Mullah was held responsible by the UN for the massacre of thousands of Hazara Shias in Bamian and Yakaolang between 1998 and 2001 during the Taliban rule in Afghanistan.


17 posted on 06/10/2014 11:50:02 AM PDT by TigersEye ("No man left behind" means something different to 0bama.)
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To: maggief

Like Jim Jones was part of the fabric of San Francisco.


18 posted on 06/10/2014 11:55:01 AM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: maggief

I tend to agree with him, and that is exactly why attempting to bring western values to Afghanistan is a fool’s errand and a black hole when it comes to national blood and treasure.


19 posted on 06/10/2014 12:14:26 PM PDT by theBuckwheat
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To: maggief

And the SS was part of the ruling German government.


20 posted on 06/10/2014 12:14:42 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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