Biden's official statemment on Pakistan

[jillan]

November 3, 2007
Press Release

BIDEN Issues Statement on Pakistan


Washington, DC – Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) issued the following statement today on Pakistan:

“General Musharraf’s decision to declare a state of emergency and suspend the constitution underscores the need for the United States to move from a Musharraf policy to a Pakistan policy. President Bush should personally make clear to General Musharraf the risks to U.S.-Pakistani relations if he does not restore the constitution, permit free and fair elections and take off his uniform as promised. Then, we have to build a new relationship with the Pakistani people, with more non-military aid, sustained over a long period of time, so that the moderate majority in Pakistan has a chance to succeed.”

[bdamomma]

1. hmmm.Joe mentioned Pakistan last week at the Debate

and how dangerous they are.

[jillan]

3. interesting - isn't it? He warned us to stop threatening Iran because it would

really piss off the radical groups in Pakistan, and that Pakistan is what we need to be keeping our eyes on.

Biden also gave a speech the day before 9/11 speaking out against this administration wanted to invest more $$ in Star Wars.
Biden said that an attack on our soil is not going to come from a missle, but from someone already in our borders, or even in the belly of a plane.

Biden knows what he speaks.

[orleans]

2. he should have added: stop cutting their phone lines and turn their

tv back on!

(and bush is thinking: hum...i could do that! wait, let me put that uniform back on. now where's my codpiece?)

[gateley]

4. Thanks - hadn't seen this. The interviews he's given post-Pakistan delve

further into the situation and are very informative and educational. His official statement doesn't really reflect the larger picture adequately.