I tend to avoid U.S. political debates like the plague. The only reason I am posting this is due to the topics discussed by the current and former Vice President. From a neutral perspective based upon public statements and news reports overseas, the Obama administration champions a kill-not-capture policy while Cheney pushes for an aggressive kill-and-capture policy. I still cannot figure out where either side stands on homegrown terrorists.
I will leave it to sound bite pundits to remove the context of the interviews to damn the side they oppose. Here in their full context are the two interviews from this morning.
VP Biden
Former VP Cheney
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Battle of the Blow Hards
Labels:
Afghanistan,
al qaeda,
counterinsurgency,
counterterrorism,
Iraq,
Taliban