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Well, if he's such a student of history, has he not understood that you know that's the one thing you don't do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan?" Mr. Steele has not spoken publicly since he made the remarks, but in private conversations with Republican officials over the weekend, he sought to explain that they were "misconstrued," the officials said.
"Well, if he's such a student of history, has he not understood that you know that's the one thing you don't do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan?" Mr. Steele, seeking to clarify his remarks, issued a statement on Friday afternoon, saying, "There is no question that America must win the war on terror".
"If he's such a student of history," Steele is heard saying of Obama, "has he not understood that, you know, that's the one thing you don't do is engage in a land war in Afghanistan?
Indeed, even Steele himself declared back in December that Afghanistan is "'a war we have to win" -- a far cry from the comments he made Thursday night, in which he said: "...you don't do is engage in a land war in Afghanistan, alright, because everyone who's tried over a thousand years of history has failed".
Michael Steele has been in hot water with republicans after saying that Obama is fighting a foolish war in Afghanistan because everyone knows "that's the one thing you don't do, is engage in a land war in Afghanistan?" He must have watched The Princess Bride the night before.
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