{Political_Views} Romney: Biden and President Obama “must immediately explain themselves.”

Biden: "Look, the Taliban per se is not our enemy" line. Mitt Romney was particularly perturbed, tweeting that the comment is "an outrageous affront to our troops carrying out the fight in Afghanistan." His campaign also released a statement, saying that Biden and President Obama "must immediately explain themselves."

However: As it turns out, Romney's top foreign policy advisor on Afghanistan happens to agree with Biden's line about talks with the Taliban. In June, [Former Bush administration official James] Shinn endorsed direct negotiations with the Taliban, and in August, Shinn endorsed "a negotiated settlement" with the Taliban, which would give them a formal role in the Afghan government. "Negotiation does not represent an easy or early way out of Afghanistan for the United States and its NATO allies, but it is the only way in which this war is likely to end," he argued.

 What are the foreign policy differences between what Joe Biden said and what Romney's top foreign policy advisor on Afghanistan said? NONE!

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