Appearing on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Dr. Ben Carson, second place in most GOP presidential polls and the Washington Examiner's power rankings, said he opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq, agreeing with Donald Trump, and indicated that he might not have invaded Afghanistan in 2001, a position he has been toying with for some time.
He indicated that he would have favored a policy of isolating extremist elements in the middle east, but conceded he would have considered "aggressive action" in 2001.
"Declare that within five to 10 years, we will become petroleum independent. The moderate Arab states would have been so concerned about that, they would have turned over Osama bin Laden and anybody else you wanted on a silver platter within two weeks," Carson said.
"I think that probably would have trumped any loyalty that they had to people like Osama bin Laden," Carson added.
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Saudi Arabia is as much a terror state as the rest. They care about themselves and that is it.
ReplyDeleteSpeculating how past events could have been handled is a safe bet,but nothing that has already happened can be changed.This campaign seems to focus on what was as much as what will be.I refuse to vote for anyone who speaks in past tense because the damage has been done already.A course needs to be set for the future,because we are incapable of learning from our mistakes of the past.
ReplyDeleteThis comment just shows how utterly unqualified Carson is to be POTUS.
ReplyDeleteIMO Carson and Trump are qualified. IMO those two guys together can get American back on track. IMO That comment by Carson shows just how qualified he is. He uses his brain to think with common sense. I expect your major concern is losing your freebies. .
DeleteThose nations had nothing to lose and everything to gain by giving Bin Laden up.
ReplyDeleteCarson must have fallen and bumped his head.
ReplyDeleteCarson is way ahead on qualifications. He and Donald Trump have more brains and common sense that the rest of the field put together!
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