Obama Joins Biden on Georgia Aid
August 20, 2008
Presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama joined Sen. Joe Biden in his call for reconstruction aid for the Republic of Georgia during a speech this morning.
Calling Biden “my friend,” Obama said he would join him in seeking $1 billion in assistance for the country invaded by Russia more than a week ago.
The Delaware Democrat, considered a potential running mate for Obama, returned from a fact-finding trip on Monday with strong words for Russia and a call for aid and an international peacekeeping force in Georgia’s conflicted regions.
Whether Obama’s speech at the VFW National Convention in Orlando this morning provides a clue in the veepstakes mystery is anyone’s guess. He and his staff have been silent on the subject, though Biden is widely reported to be on the short list.
The two also seem to be on the same page regarding Pakistan, whose president Pervez Musharraf stepped down this week. Obama used a phrase often used by Biden about the United States moving from a “Musharraf policy” to a “Pakistan policy.”
“I argued for years that we need to move from a ‘Musharraf policy’ to a ‘Pakistan policy,” Obama said. “We must move beyond an alliance built on mere convenience or a relationship with one man.”
Obama said this is why he co-sponsored a bill - a Biden measure - to triple non-military aid to the Pakistani people.
Source: Delaware Online, August 2008
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