Romney Questions Blinken On Afghanistan: Does The Taliban Still Collaborate And Sympathize With Al Qaeda?

Realclearpolitics ^ | 09/14/2021 | Tim Hains

[ChicagoConservative27]

Sen. Mitt Romney asked several interesting questions during his first question time slot at Tuesday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Romney asked: "Has the Taliban abandoned their sympathy and collaboration with groups such as al Qaeda and the Haqqani network... or has that relationship been severed?"

Blinken replied: "The relationship has not been severed and it's a very open question as to whether their views and the relationship has changed in any kind of definitive way. I think it’s fair to say two things: one, whatever the Taliban’s views on al Qaeda, they do know that the last time they harbored al-Qaeda and engaged in an outwardly directed attack on our homeland, certain things followed which I believe they would have an interest in not seeing repeated."

[Vigilanteman]

Snarlin' Arlen actually did do something good in getting Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court. Mitt the $#*+ has done nothing comparable.

But I do hope he will soon join his friend Arlen in switching parties and getting defeated in his next primary.

[plain talk]

Admittedly lame question but this is Mitt Romney after all. He is attempting to put this administration on record regarding their beliefs about the Taliban.

A better question would probe Taliban actions rather than Taliban beliefs. We need this administration on the record regarding what they think the Taliban has been doing and will do. The Taliban’s beliefs are fairly well known. I mean .. they are muslims.

[dfwgator]

The 2000s called, they want their foreign policy back.

[Boogieman]

They were hiding in the caves next to Al Qaeda until a month ago... yeah, I’m sure they “severed” the relationship.

[Seaplaner]

Romney asked: "Has the Taliban abandoned their sympathy and collaboration with groups such as al Qaeda and the Haqqani network... or has that relationship been severed?"

If I read and understand this correctly, financial pirate and Dems' BFF Romney essentially asks...

"is it situation A or situation A?".

This might just make a very nice sound bite for anyone opposing him in the next GOP primary for UT Sen, n'est ce pas?

[Lucky2]

Blah, blah, blah says Mittens.

[Ancesthntr]

“...whatever the Taliban’s views on al Qaeda, they do know that the last time they harbored al-Qaeda and engaged in an outwardly directed attack on our homeland, certain things followed which I believe they would have an interest in not seeing repeated.”

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Yeah, as if senile, corrupt, pedophile Joe will launch an attack on anyone but patriotic Americans, or his Leftist/Communist handlers would allow it even if he wanted to (for 2 minutes, until it was time to have ice cream or change a poopy diaper).

[Peter ODonnell]

Looks like the administration could be in Romney’s doghouse now.

[Bogle]

“One of the arguments against Trump was that he had too large of an ego - but it was the egos of his critics that was a big contributing factor in making the environment possible for him to prevail.”
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That’s a very good point.

[mosesdapoet]

When it comes to Afghanistan why there has been a refusal to cite any religious purposes claimed by their actions When the 911 action was done by the Taliban That reasoning Perhaps began when President Bush was urged to be refrained from using the term crusade to fight them . Which was followed up not only by the media portraying the Christian use of the term not as defensive but as acts of agression and the so called (in name only) democratic party but later by by Christian leaders like Pope Francis refusing to approach exposing the Taliban for it being a theocracy following the sharia creed which denies free will and ridicule their claim they are authorized by Our Creator to execute non believers. but instead brags about working with them.
If that exposure was explored and the emphasis was placed on Our Savior’s activities bringing in the New Covenant there would be more conversions.

[neverevergiveup]

You are 100% correct. They hate Trump (’they’ including career politicians on both sides of the aisle, and those whose stature is linked to government - like the media) because he diminished them and made it clear that they have nothing to be egotistical about. He was right. They don’t.