Biden speaks in Afghanistan with forked tongue

by YankeeJim | January 12, 2011 at 06:16 am
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“In Kabul, Biden promises U.S. support beyond 2014

By Joshua Partlow and Pamela Constable

Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, January 12, 2011; 2:08 AM

KABUL - Vice President Biden on Tuesday pledged long-term American support for Afghanistan, offering a commitment to help the war-torn nation beyond the 2014 target both countries have set to have Afghans fully in charge of their own security.”

The headline implies a commitment to Afghanistan by the USA beyond 2014, but the Vice President also said:

"It is not our intention to govern or to nation-build," Biden said. "As President Karzai often points out, this is the responsibility of the Afghan people, and they are fully capable of it."

Yada, yada, yada.

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