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February 20th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda - Sen. John McCain supports latest three-way talks between Afghan government, U.S., and Taliban
- Stance goes against that of Mitt Romney, who McCain endorsed for GOP nomination
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Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:35 AM on 20th February 2012
Sen. John McCain said Sunday that he supports talks with the Taliban, despite the view being contrary to that of Mitt Romney, whom Mr McCain has endorsed.
‘I think it’s important to have talks wherever you can,’ the Arizona senator told ABC’s This Week, speaking from Afghanistan.
He told George Stephanopoulos he supports the latest three-way talks between the U.S., the Afghani government, and the Taliban.
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Full steam ahead: Sen. John McCain said he supports three-way talks between the U.S., the Afghan government, and the Taliban
Mr Romney said in a recent debate that negotiation is no way to handle ‘the enemy of the United States.’
He said: ‘The right course for America is not to negotiate with the Taliban while the Taliban are killing our soldiers.’
However, in his interview with ABC, Sen. McCain said that being realistic is also key to a peaceful future. ‘We have to have an outcome on the battlefield…that would motivate a successful conclusion,’ he said.
The senator told ABC News that he and Mr Romney had a ‘conversation’ about the future of Afghanistan in a recent meeting, and said that Mr Romney’s approach was ‘realistic.’
These uncertain meetings with the Taliban come as the United States plans to scale back troops and hand over control of the country to Afghanistan’s local forces by 2014.
Opposed: Mitt Romney said recently that the Taliban is the enemy of the U.S.
The U.S. government has said it could be open to negotiations if Taliban members sever ties with Al Qaeda and pledge allegiance to the Afghan constitution.
The Associated Press noted that Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with a known Taliban cleric Saturday, marking the first public contact between an Afghan official and members of the Afghan Taliban.
Since its inception, the peace process has been beset by false hopes, mistrust, and the competing interests of the main players: Afghanistan, the United States, and the Afghan Taliban.
In talks: The Afghan government and the U.S. will hold tentative talks with the Taliban in hopes of reaching a peaceable agreement
In the interview, Sen. McCain also warned that the incessant mudslinging seen throughout the campaign could cost Republicans the White House.
When asked what he thought the root of the problem was, Sen. McCain bluntly said that Super PACs, which can receive unlimited contributions, are to blame.
‘The fact is,’ he said, ‘these debates and these kinds of negative campaigns have driven the disapproval rating of all of the members up.’
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Another naive politician who is prepared to believe with wide eyed innocence what the enemy wants him to believe. No doubt a few more deaths of other peoples’ children will all be worth the sacrifice and a few million dollars of other peoples’ money
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I’ve always and still do consider McCain a self serving windbag but I’ve got to agree this time with him.Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.What’s to be lost by talking and a something MIGHT be gained[like the lives of these kids we’re sending overthere]”It’s better to ya-ya than to war-war”-Winston Churchill
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McCain is a hero war prisoner. However, it appears that the treatment he received at the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ has caused him to be quite addled as he has gotten older.
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Gawd, I am embarrassed to be from the same state as McCain. Sure, let’s talk to the taliban.
They will gladly get along with us if the silver tongued McCain talks to them. How can you people be so stupid as to vote against Hayworth for the senile JM? I wish you would go back to wherever it is that you came from.
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