Foreign Relations Subcommittee : Afghanastan - Clinton: "he failed to hold a single hearing".....

[peoli]

"It’s worth reiterating: the Foreign Relations Committee’s Subcommittee on European Affairs doesn’t have primary jurisdiction over the campaign in Afghanistan. The Armed Services Committee (on which Senator Clinton serves) does.

The Subcommittee on European Affairs doesn’t have secondary jurisdiction over the campaign in Afghanistan. The full Foreign Relations Committee (which has held hearings on Afghanistan) does.

The Subcommittee on European Affairs doesn’t even have tertiary jurisdiction over the campaign in Afghanistan. The Subcommittee on Near East and South and Central Asian Affairs does.

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The Clinton memo’s charge about the Subcommittee on European Affairs—which the campaign now has repeatedly made—represents politics at its most cynical. It’s a false statement. The campaign officials who made it know it’s a false statement. Yet the issue is arcane enough that most readers of the memo wouldn’t know the statement was false—and the press (as seen by Halperin’s introduction) can be counted on to frame the issue in a neutral fashion, since most journalists want to avoid the appearance of editorializing."

http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/48434.html

[HysteryDiagnosis]

1. Kick and recommended. This sort of crap boils my blood, it's wrong

and when they know it's wrong and do it anyway.... well, the true colors couldn't be more vivid.



I'm sure I've told you this before, Horse walks into a bar.... sits down, bartender comes over and asks, "why the long face??" Heh...

[peoli]

2. Yeah it is wrong. Sick and wrong. Psychological Warfare.

[papau]

8. It is wrong - Obama could influence NATO and thus Afghanistan troop levels

Clinton could not

[democrattotheend]

3. The Obama campaign should get John Kerry out there to explain this

Since he chairs the subcommittee that does have jurisdiction, and has held hearings on Afghanistan.

[TwilightGardener]

4. She lies, and her supporters either don't know or don't care. She is not

admired for her integrity or her principles. She is only respected by some for being willing to do anything to win--including just making shit up.

[uponit7771]

5. Hillary is "going" there under the radar, while Obama fights one front she gets out and lies

[Cha]

6. STFU, hilary 'cause you got nothing to say..

Don't tell me John Edwards would support these filthy lies comin' outta hilary's pie hole.

[jillan]

7. BS to you! Biden just held a hearing on this very topic -

Biden is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee - the same committee that Obama is on and was appointed to be in charge of NATO and Afghanistan.

http://biden.senate.gov/newsroom/details.cfm?id=294570&&

BIDEN Stresses Enlargement, Effectiveness for NATO in Afghanistan

[Oilwellian]

9. Obama was appointed to head the SUB-committee of European Affairs

And that is the committee Hillary has been referring to. Can you explain how Afghanistan is considered part of Europe? I haven't heard anyone from the Clinton camp explain it. Perhaps you can enlighten us on it.

[jillan]

10. Because the committee that Obama is suppose to oversee includes NATO.

Nato is supposed to be helping us in Afghanistan.

Things in Afghanistan have gone from bad to worse. The drug lords are doing real well
growing poppy and are funding the Taliban.

I don't have time now to provide links - but if you are interested, you should take the time
to read up on what has been going on in Afghanistan.

[peoli]

11. Thanks for reminding us that things arent going well in Afghanastan. I didnt know that.

:sarcasm:

[Oilwellian]

12. Good grief

And whose vote helped take our eyes off of the ball in Afghanistan? Hmmm?