Shooting War in Afghanistan, Political Battle in CT
This is what it looks like when two knife fighters duel.
US Rep. Chris Murphy and former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz traded barbs this week in the first direct sparring of the 2012 US Senate campaign over the war in Afghanistan.
Ms. Bysiewicz favors “immediate withdrawal” while Mr. Murphy, who is just returned from a trip to Afghanistan, favors withdrawing troops “this summer”.
The two candidates are racing to outflank each other the issue but they may have some unusual company on the way as Congressional Republicans grow tired of the conflict:
A newfound restlessness about the decadelong war in Afghanistan has reached the highest levels of the House Republican leadership, sparking serious concerns about war funding and murmurs about troop withdrawal, a sign that the GOP may be undergoing a shift in thinking about overseas intervention.
Amid the political jockeying and policy shifts, one has to wonder about the race’s newest candidate, State Rep. William Tong. Called the ‘Asian Obama’ by some of his backers, it remains to be seen if Mr. Tong can bring a gun to the knife fight.
