Bill Delahunt: “And they made the same, and continue to make the same, mistake in Afghanistan. After more than 18 months now, only about…”

“And they made the same, and continue to make the same, mistake in Afghanistan. After more than 18 months now, only about 7,000 troops have completed training under British and French and American officers. That program has been delayed by desertions and political interference from Afghan warlords. At this point in time, it was estimated there would be 50 or 60,000 in the Afghan police and in the Afghan military. And they expect that they are going to have in June a national election. If they have a national election, one can only imagine the magnitude of violence that will occur. We are losing the war on terror, Mr. President. We are not retreating. What we are imploring you to do is to consult with Congress. Do not consider Congress as a nuisance. Listen to the Jim Leaches, to the Chuck Hagels, to the John McCains, and to others that have valuable insights in terms of what war is truly about and, most importantly, how to make peace and protect the Americans and our national security interests, and tell the RNC to take that ad off, because it is a lie. It is not just an untruth.”