Richard Lugar actually said...

the justification for the so-called just war was to overthrow the Taliban, which was in effect made up of Pashtuns who were harboring al-Qaeda

Lugar explains the rationale behind the military intervention against the Taliban post-9/11.

09/30/2009

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I stressed the importance of making our foreign policy less reactive and promoting management of the State Department.

The situation in Afghanistan is complex and requires a nuanced approach.

We are not discussing for the moment precisely what is in any of these budgets.

An independent, credible investigation into who in Pakistan helped support bin Laden would be a good place to start.