United States Congresswoman Jackie Speier, a Democrat Representative from California, publicly supported the Taliban on MSNBC by saying that they were not "necessarily" terrorists. Her outrageous comments came during a discussion about the prisoner swap where President Obama freed 5 top level Taliban commanders in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
According to a Rep. Speier, the Taliban had legitimacy when they ruled over Afghanistan by enforcing Sharia law, persecuting women, helping Al Qaeda plot 9/11 and killing anyone who dissented against them.
That is, until we stopped them and liberated Afghanistan from their theocratic rule in 2001. Oh, they aren't terrorists, they're a social movement that's just another part of the fabric of Afghanistan...
"Let me underscore the term 'terrorist,'" Speier tried to explain. "The Taliban is part of the fabric of Afghanistan - they were part of the leadership of that country before we engaged there."
"So," she concluded, "to say that they are 'terrorists,' at this point, is not necessarily accurate."
by Brendan Bordelon
