Campaign Statements — Michele Bachmann

Saturday January 01, 2011

“We must and we can win in Afghanistan”

“We must never forget that the plot to kill Americans on 9/11 was hatched in the mountains of Afghanistan. As President, my decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan or Iraq would be based on military considerations and not on turns helping my personal political fortunes. We must and we can win in Afghanistan and we must provide General Allen the resources he needs to win. And we must return to the negotiation table with Iraq so that the peace is preserved there and to seek repayment for the heavy price we paid in liberating the Iraqi people from a brutal dictator.”


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CATEGORIES: Iraq | Michele Bachmann | Official Statements | War on Terror |

Saturday January 01, 2011

“Make no mistake the United States is at war with radical Islamic extremism.”

“We must first acknowledge that the United States is at War. The liberal left would have you believe that we are not. Make no mistake the United States is at war with radical Islamic extremism. The roots of this war grew when we failed to stand by the Shah of Iran and allowed radical Islam to take control of Iran. And the evidence of this war has reared its ugly head in horrific instances over the last few decades.”


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CATEGORIES: Islamophobia | Michele Bachmann | Official Statements |

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