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This Week With George Stephanlopoulos
Joe Biden is back and the terrorist yeti of Afghanistan were not able to kill him. Credit a great chopper pilot for getting Biden and his colleagues down safely.
Anyway, let's get on with Biden's vice-president audition already. Biden has news about Pakistan and Musharraf, who fared poorly in the election. Biden is shown McCain's clip, saying that Obama wants to "bomb Pakistan." Biden pooh-poohs it, saying that it's been longstanding policy that the United States will move on actionable intelligence, regardless of what permission other countries give us. John McCain seems to be unaware of that policy, Biden says.
Are both wars winnable? Biden says, yes, but not militarily. The militarily has done a great job, he says, but it's all about the politics. A political solution in Iraq is critical to us being able to get back to work in neglected Afghanistan.
Isn't the political system starting to come together, GS asks. Biden points out that de-Baathification is running in the wrong direction. He doesn't mention how Kurdistan is poised to crap the bed, but it is.
On Raul Castro, GS mentions that Obama says that he'll meet with Raul with "preparation, but without preconditions." Biden says that's wise - so we sort of know whose administration he'd like to work for! "Preparation," to Biden, means that Obama is ready to lay out a rational plan for engagement. Is Biden obligated to back Obama as a superdelegate? Biden says no, but he suggests that the people are going to decide the matter, and not to worry about the superdelegates.
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