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Joe Biden ponders foreign policy
"Envelope Pusher" may seem like an odd-sounding job, but that's just what Biden's been up to in White House meetings, his cohorts say.
Behind closed doors, Biden has disagreed with President Obama, General McChrystal and Hillary Rodham Clinton about the White House Middle East strategy. Just as generals on the ground are asking for over 40,000 more troops in Afghanistan, Biden is suggesting that we maintain current troop levels there and move more forces over to Pakistan, where he believes the real war is starting up.
In the past, his rogue mentality has been an asset. “When there’s group-think going on, the vice president tends to push the envelope in the other direction,” said Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel. David Axelrod said of Biden: “You can always count on him to ask probing questions.” Obama agreed that Biden “can help stir the pot.”
However, it’s not the first time the VEEP has been on the wrong side of foreign policy. He opposed the surge and the Gulf War – which were viewed as strategic successes; he promoted partitioning Iraq into Sunnis/Kurds/Shiites, voted for the 2003 Iraq invasion – which were seen as failures. The President is set to announce his decision in mid-November, White House officials say.
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