Benazir Bhutto Comments on Edwards Debate Statement

Bhutto is asked for her opinion on a statement John Edwards said about Benazir Bhutto in a Democratic Debate.

http://www.npr.org/about/press/2007/060407.bhutto.html

Here's her view of Obama's policy
QUESTIONER: You may have covered that, what I was going to ask you next, but let me try it anyhow.
We had quite an interesting, and indeed still are, mini-debate here politically between two -- initially two of the Democratic aspirants for presidents, and it spread now across party lines. And Barack Obama kicked it off by saying, "If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will." That's a direct quote from a recent speech of his. What is your reaction to that?
BHUTTO: Well, I wouldn't like the United States to violate Pakistan's sovereignty with unauthorized military operations. But the issue that I would like to stress is that Barack Obama also said, if Pakistan won't act. And that's the critical issue, that the government has to act. And the government has to act to protect Pakistan's own serenity and integrity, its own respect, and to understand that if it creates a vacuum, then others aren't going to just twiddle their thumbs while militants freely move across the border.
I think General Musharraf did the right thing recently in admitting that militants are using our soil, but he said the army has nothing to do with it. But nonetheless, the issue for me is that we cannot cede parts of Pakistani territory to anybody; not just the Taliban, to anybody. That in Pakistan we have one army, one police, one constitution, one government. We cannot allow parallel armies, parallel militias, parallel laws and parallel command structures. Today it's not just the intelligence services, who were previously called a state within a state. Today it's the militants who are becoming yet another little state within the state, and this is leading some people to say that Pakistan is on the slippery slope of being called a failed state. But this is a crisis for Pakistan, that unless we deal with the extremists and the terrorists, our entire state could founder.
http://www.cfr.org/publication/14041/conversation_with_benazir_bhutto.html

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[nikasmomma]

Your title for this video is misleading since Edwards wasn't discussing his policy, rather the uncertainty of what the direction of the Pakistan government might take if Musharraf were defeated. Your title appears to slant things for your own person agenda. Benazir Bhutto was a wise, courageous person and her loss is deeply felt. I find it sad that you used her death in this way.

[jakeb1125]

This is a principle that is part of his policy. " one of the things we have to recognize is if he goes out of power given the power of radical Islam in Pakistan, there is absolutely no way to know what kind of government will take its place."

[ruleraddison]

The debate occurred after Bhutto died. Misleading title with your own agenda.

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[GhulamAliChandio]

Well if Musharraf tried to seek support of the west in extending his govt then whats wrong with that? Isn't she doing the same?

Her problem is that she wants west to support her instead of Musharrad, claiming that she is more democratic than Musharraf. My foot... has she or her party ever had elections within the party? NO SIR, these are feudal lords who think the leadership stays within their clan.

[brightshade123]

what a dishonest, cheap-shot fabrication, taking statements out of their original contexts and reconstructing them to suit your own bias. It is sad to see Obama supporters diminish their candidate again and again with the same old dirty politics that have always been practiced. I guess "Hope" and "Unity" are just slogans and this is how Obama will really bring people together? With the same old lies and distortions? "the more things change, the more they stay the same...."

[grayslady]

When was this cut and pasted together? Bhutto was dead by the time the 2008 debate took place in NH. She couldn't possibly have responded to anything Edwards said.

[manofsan]

You'd prefer the "experienced" Hillary who voted for the Iraq invasion? Hah, experienced in idiocy.

[londonboy913]

you are right she was a bitch and died like a bitch

[anku6]

This shows how dangerous it is to vote Edwards or the immature Obama.