Chuck DeVore's Afghan Fantasies

During the California GOP Senate debate, candidate Chuck DeVore argued for wrapping up the fight in Afghanistan, astonishingly claiming that the Taliban and Al Qaeda did not present "an existential threat".

During the California GOP senatorial debate, a question was asked about the war in Afghanistan.  Both Carly Fiorina and Tom Campbell agreed that it was necessary to continue the fight.  However, Chuck DeVore astonishingly said (he was called on it by Fiorina) that “the Taliban and Al Qaeda do not present an existential threat to the U.S.  I am an intelligence officer and a Lt. Colonel and have studied this issue.”

News to Mr. DeVore: the principle threats to America are terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Citing his credentials are also suspect considering the only battlefield experience FrumForum could find for Mr. DeVore was in Los Angeles during the 1991 riots.