Nancy Pelosi blowhard alert!

Pelosi Statement on Fifth Anniversary of War in Afghanistan


10/6/2006 4:42:00 PM


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To: National Desk, Political Reporter

Contact: Brendan Daly or Jennifer Crider, 202-226-7616, both of the Office of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement today on the fifth anniversary of the war in Afghanistan:

"In response to the Sept. 11 attacks, our nation, with the support of the international community, went to war against those responsible: Osama bin Laden and the Taliban government that protected him in Afghanistan. Our objective was to destroy them both.

"Despite the heroic efforts of our troops under dangerous and difficult conditions, that objective has not been achieved. Five years after the war in Afghanistan began, bin Laden and Taliban leaders like Mullah Omar remain free, attacks by al Qaeda and Taliban forces are increasing and opium production in Afghanistan is at record levels.

"President Bush's failure to finish the job against terrorism in Afghanistan before launching his ill-advised invasion of Iraq has made the lives of the Afghan people more difficult and the American people less safe. The war against terrorism is in Afghanistan and unless the president makes winning that war an immediate priority, the risks to the security of the United States will continue to grow."

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