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January 17, 2012

Romney: I Oppose Negotiating with the Taliban 
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During the South Carolina Republican debate, Mitt Romney criticized
President Obama for seeking to negotiate with the Taliban in
Afghanistan.

Mitt Romney: "The right course for America is not to negotiate with the
Taliban while the Taliban are killing our soldiers. The right course is
to recognize they are the enemy of the United States. It's the Vice
President who said they're not the enemy of the United States. The Vice
President is wrong. They are the enemy. They're killing American
soldiers. We don't negotiate from a position of weakness as we're
pulling our troops out. The right course for us is to strengthen the
Afghan military force so they can reject the Taliban."



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