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GOP Debate: Bachmann Calls Perry ‘Highly Naive’ Over Position on U.S. Aid to Pakistan

Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry clashed during Tuesday night’s foreign policy debate over whether the United States should continue to provide more than $1 billion in aid to Pakistan.

“Pakistan has been the epicenter of dealing with terrorism,” Bachmann stated. She qualified that the country also “shares intelligence data with us regarding al-Qaeda” for a price.

Perry blasted, “if you are not an ally of the United States, do not expect a dime of our money to come in.”

Watch the two contenders spar over aid to Pakistan:

 

Bachmann, meanwhile, called Perry “highly naive” for his position on cutting U.S. aid to Pakistan, calling the country “too nuclear to fail.” Watch below:

Comments (48)

  • oldwhiteguy
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:58pm

    If Perry was quick minded he could have placed a fork in Bachman during the debate when she called him naive. When she sits on the intelligence committee I think it would be a fair question to ask her, that for our money did she know Osama bin Laden was in a fortified compound just a few miles from one Pakistan’s largest military bases, if so why didn’t she share that information with us earlier. Did our tax money buy Pakistan protection for our military secrets from other potential agencies like the Chinese for our down Seal chopper. It appears if anyone is naive it is Mrs. Bachman and it scares me to death she is on the intelligence committee much less wants to be President. Somebody pinch me and tell me this is a bad dream because she makes Ron Paul look good and that’s scary.

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  • Drakkhanlord
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:26pm

    Since the US military has been in afhgan the drug productions has increased how much…?
    ( U.N. Reports Sharp Rise in Opium Production in Afghanistan … October 12, 2011 …NY times )

    How many hundreds of billions, trillions have we wasted on these pos region of the world…?

    Bring our Loved Ones Home…Quit paying for the BS…

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  • jihadazzkicker
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:17pm

    Keep sending money all over the world so the boogie man will like us? Anyone who agrees with this policy is OUT OF THEIR mind.

    What is going to destroy us first … the boogie man or the 15 trillion in debt?

    Do you know where this money actually ends up? NO

    Do you know how mch money is actually given? NO

    Do really know who your friend is? NO

    How long do you keep sending these parasites money ….. forever? NO

    Policticans can not keep track of waste right here in the US and you want them to bribe the world. Wake the hell up people, if we do not pay them they will have less to invest in corruption and buying weapons. This waste of money needs to be STOPPED today.

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  • Ghandi was a Republican
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:42am

    She said the ideas were naive and she is correct. Do you want the Chinese of the Russians, or the Iranians getting information rather than us? These are corrupt Governments and at less than 1 day of Obama’s $4 Billiion in Deficit spending it’s a bargain. It is a far better investment than the Trillions in bogus stimulus paid to our own Corrupt Government!
    And don’t think for a minute we have not known exactly where bin laden was for years upon years. Watching that compound was an intelligence gold mine that was thrown away for far more devious politics. The kind of politics that will cost far mire than a few bills, and many lives! Thinkabout it.

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    • JRook
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 10:20am

      No it is not. This has been a cornerstone of our foreign policy and why we are less than admired throughout the world. No one likes to be bought and felt like they are owned. They take our money because they are not stupid. We provide money because we chose to involve ourselves in matters that our non of our business and because we are lazy.

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    • JRook
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 10:20am

      So what are you when a stupid person tells you that you are naive.

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 6:18pm

      The problem is half hearted pursuit of the objective. These stinkin’ liberals insist on sending the message that we will abandon you halfway in. What does that do? It tells a Nation of want to be allies that they are sure have their heads cut off somewhere in the near future, right after they watch their children beheaded before their eyes!
      Just look what obama, nancy, reif and the rest of their cohorts have been doing every step of the way!
      We could knock this out in a matter of weeks without the sabotage. It’s not where we are- IT’S HOW DID WE GET HERE! World Peace is only a war away! Kill the enemy and be done with it!

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  • TWO BITS
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:35am

    It’s “highly naive” to assume that taxpayer dollars are insuring honesty from Pakistan. That country harbored Osama bin Laden.The State Department also paid out millions to rescue Raymond Davis, the alleged CIA operative who had a shoot out with teams that were tailing him.
    Governor Perry is a Christian, a veteran, a marksman, and has a stable marriage. That makes him a good fit for my family. He is not likely to be the nominee, but we will settle for second choice only when forced to.

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    • TalonsPoint
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:45pm

      The fact that we “settle” for the lessor of two evils guarantees we end up with evil. When we relearn our Constitution and refuse to accept subversive candidates of any affiliation we will begin to restore our country. Until then WE are the reason we will see more of the same.

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  • Bill923
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 9:09am

    So were going to beat up Gingrich on an immigration issue while Michelle Bachman is saying we should continue to use Pakistan? Would she be talking about “Show our technology to the Chinese” Pakistan? Or is she referring to the the “funnell US Aid dollars to terrorist sources” Pakistan? No wait, I’ve got it, she got it mixed up with the “Harboring Osama Bin Laden for a year” Pakistan. We want Perry and Gingrich to be cut and dry on immigration, and then Bachman gets to split hairs about a country that is using our monetary aid to essentially KILL our men and women while disquising themselves as our friend!

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  • suzy000
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:46am

    So…..I see what she is saying in between the lines…America has gotten into the business of yielding to extortion. We pay hundreds of Billions of Dollars every year to our not so friendly neighbors to bribe countries/terrorist from sending a nuke into America. These countries have learned that they can extort America into paying Trillions over the last decade over threats of violence. I think Perry is right…we have to totally restructure the way we do business across this globe…you know why? Because we are broke and the day is fast approaching we cannot buy off our enemies/friends much longer and then we are SITTING DUCKS. Sorry…but Michelle is wrong on this…Perry has my vote!

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  • rifradio
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:34am

    Debate wrap up:
    Romney – Just elect me and I’ll keep everything the same
    Gingrich – Fair on national security, lousy on immigration
    Cain – unfortunately displayed his weakness
    Perry – how did Texas survive this long?
    Paul – Got the straightjacket off in time for the debate (whew! that was a close one)
    Bachman – the most informed and intelligent of all on stage, clearly left the field behind
    Huntsman – his base, the far left, is extremely happy with his performance this AM
    Santorum – Who?

    Unless you are completely brain dead or part of the progs and zealots that are trying to take over this site, Michelle Bachman is far superior on foreign policy than anyone on that stage last night. Her answers were concise and coherent. Her understanding of the world in which we live is above reproach. It’s sad that we let the progressive media tear her down because of issues like gays and religion. I was a Cain supporter for a long time. But it is painfully apparent that he’s out of his league on foreign policy. And we can’t have this in the world we presently live in.
    But, of course, all of this is moot. Because we allow the media to steer these elections to their choices, not ours. This country will not recover until we defeat both, the media and the status quo in Washington. We need to get over the idea that we take whomever can defeat the opponent. Because in the long and short of it, they are the opponent. Romney is not the answer!

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 7:58am

    He really is unbelievably bad at this. I was excited when he got in and now I’ll be excited when he hits the exit ramp.

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  • dizzyinthedark
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 6:49am

    How about the ‘aid’ we are going to need when our eyes are finally open to the Occupy America from those that are living here illegally, spout off about how they want sharia law over our laws, and the ridiculous land grabs of private property backed by foreign entities?

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 7:20am

      mmm, did she expose military secrets? Who knew before that terrorists made 6 attempts on Pakistan’s 15 nuclear sites? Has that ever been made public??

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  • Daddymac10
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 5:07am

    I love Michele and agree with her about 99.9% of the time ..but I do not support giving foreign aid to anybody ..it’s unconstitutional ..it’s blood money. But she is right, if we don’t influence that region, nuclear weapons will spread and radical terrorist will most certainly use them against us. The only way to prevent this scenario without giving them foreign aid is to invade Pakistan and confiscate all of their nuclear weapons, then give their country back to them. Ruthless?? Maybe ..but I can support that

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    • Stuck_in_CA
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 6:18am

      Bachmann is a good and decent lady. We need more people of her caliber in government.
      Romney is looking better and better. The things he’s saying, now at least, are the right things. A conservative Senate and House would make him tow the line. A Romney/Bachmann ticket would get my vote.

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  • Teaple
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 2:06am

    She is tea

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  • Okie from Muskogee
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:27am

    Was Bachmann talking about Pakistan that was harboring Osama bin Laden? 

    We pay them a billion dollars for ‘intel’ and they either didn’t know bin Laden was in their country, which shows their intel sucks, or they were lying to us, which shows they don’t tell us crap. 

    Bachmann is not thinking at all and showed how clueless she is…

    Rick Santorum says the ‘aid’ is sent and required to be spent by Pakistan on US military equipment. Why would we want terrorist Pakistan to have US equipment? 

    Rick is short sighted and aiding the enemy!!! 

    Ron Paul was right, end the foreign aid! (Welfare) 

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:53am

      And just think, Bachmann is who Glenn said was most like Washington or Lincoln today!? Hahahahaha….

      Glenn-You really think Lincoln or Washington would give a billion dollars to Pakistan in the first place, let alone after finding out they either weren’t smart enough to know OBL was in their biggest military city or just lied to us about it the whole time? 

      SERIOUSLY GLENN!!?? 

      GLENN read George Washington’s farewell address…Pay close attention to what he says about allies…..It is direct opposite of what Bachmann speaks! 

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    • cdavis2009
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 8:13am

      @Okie from Muskagee . . . actually, if you look at history, Thomas Jefferson was one of the first presidents to give money to Muslim countries for the sake of defense. If we didn’t give them money they attacked us. Same is true today. Not saying that it’s right, but it is what it is. So to answer your snide question: Yes, the founding fathers would have given money to Pakistan to protect the American people.

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    • Okie from Muskogee
      Posted on November 24, 2011 at 9:03pm

      @CDavis2009

      You are wrong. We do not give money to Pakistan to stop any attacks. That is 100% wrong. We do it as Bachmann said: “for intel” which goes back to the point why give a billion to a country who either are to stupid to not know OBL was in their biggest military city or were straight up lying to us. 

      Jefferson argued that paying tribute would encourage more attacks. He was right. 

      Regardless, Bachmann is stupid if she really wants to continue a billion dollars of aid to Pakistan for proven false intel. 

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  • OhSnappage
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:04am

    Perry cutting off funding to Pakistan to show that we reward only allies that aid us and teach them not to bite the hand that feeds them, is a nice thought, but very short sighted. Bachmann is correct that we have to protect our intertests which is primarily our own safety. Pakistan may not be our allies but we can not allow radical zealots that want to kill us to get ahold of a nuke. She has that experiance on the national security councel to consider the ramifications from a fluff statement like Perry’s that we may want to hear.

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  • KidCharlemagne
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:51am

    Foreign aid to ANY country is unconstitutional:

    Article I, Section 8
    Powers Of Congress
    http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#A1Sec8

    When you cease to abide by the Constitution any longer, then you wind up with things like ObamaCare as well.

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  • chevy68
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:49am

    Bachmann owns Perry….

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  • Founding Father2
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:38am

    I think Bachmann was right to go to after Gingrich for his help on amnesty and he didn’t exactly deny it. He just knows it isn’t popular like when Perry pulled the same thing. Here is the clip of her going after Gingrich: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2011/nov/bachmann_newt_soft_immigration.html

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  • jmiller_42
    Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:03am

    One says they want to take my income by force and give it to Pakistan.

    The other says they want Pakistan to beg first.

    I vote neither.

    Ron Paul 2012

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    • SoulReaver
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:04am

      ron paul is right about our debt crisis but he is delusional on everything else. Can you seriously say that you think hugo chavez and ahmadinijad are ok. how about Louis Farrakhan he was spouting racist crap 30 years ago and now has an army of combatants ready here. The fool in New York that was busted yesterday was his product.
      In 2002

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    • SoulReaver
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:12am

      In 2002 a terror plot was foiled by a friend of mine who happened to be a production manager at a small metal and plastics manufacturer. 2 muslim men walked in with a briefcase full of money $10000 and said they wanted to buy $40000 worth of crop duster nozzles. They were going to poison the water and food supply attempting to wipe out millions of people HERE.

      Ron Paul is a joke that has no clue period Michele bachman is on the inteligence commitee so listen to her not Ron Paul. If ron paul got elected there would be civil war, just imagine 5 agencies all of a sudden shut down millions more unemployed. Then bring back all military more unemployed. If ron paul got elected there would be 20 -25 % unemployment and civil war. this is a disaster waiting to happen.

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    • colt1860
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:18am

      @SoulReaver This disaster coming is not one man’s fault. It has ever been the agenda of the Marxists and Progressives in both parties. To blame one man for seeking free market solutions and a strict adherence to the federal Constitution makes no sense.

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    • JRook
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:01pm

      @SoulReaver That of course is the basic problem. M. Bachmann on the intelligence committee. No way of going up from there.

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  • pwatkins
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:51pm

    I agree with Perry on this. It is time we stop buying honesty…countries should earn honesty on terror information and if they refuse to give it then all aid should be cut off and they should be dealt with accordingly. We can’t buy our way out of this war by paying those that prolong it for a price. I may add that we don’t need to cut military spending when we and Israel; also we and Mexico are under one of the worse threats of our time in our country either. We do need to find the waste and cut there, but keep our military the strongest and most productive force it has ever been. We need to stand with our troops and give them all they need to keep America the strongest and safest nation on the planet. If we can’t continue to keep our country safe from nuclear war, jobs won’t matter very much. Ron Paul is trapped in a utopian world and can’t see out of the box and Obama is thinking like Paul, but wants to bring it on with anger and chaos. Obama is only thinking of a select few and doesn’t seem to know who the real enemies are. Neither of the two understand that Jesus is the only one that will bring total peace to mankind. Perry is right about the terrorists coming in through Mexico, but most politicians are ignoring the facts, especially our commander in chief.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:01am

      The French have a saying… Poll with your Heart… but Vote with you Brain.

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  • UBETHECHANGE
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:47pm

    If you go on Gov Perry’s twitter acct and look at his photos, there’s one of him, his wife, Pervez Musharaf and his wife being all chummy. Is his take on Pakistan tainted by this connection?

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  • lylejk
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:36pm

    I know why we still send aid to Pakistan, but, it still disgusts me to no end. This country knowingly (I’m sorry, but there is no other explanation) protected Bin Laden for nearly a decade; right in the middle of their version of West Point. I almost don’t care that they have nukes; I’d say, if one pops off, then off the whole country and be done with it; price to pay for their folk electing idiots. But then again, I’m not potus so they better be glad. Michelle, though stating the real reason, still I have no choice but to disagree with her w.r.t. Pakistan. We should withdraw all funding to these yahoos and find other ways to do our business in this reason. They opening fund the Hahkani network who have kidnapped our soldiers, and caused all kinds of mayhem in Afghanistan. Sorry, but we are fools if we keep funding our enemy. ‘Nough said. :)

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    • lylejk
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:47pm

      region and not reason. lol

      Might have to rethink my opinion about Dragon Naturally speaking. ;)

      :)

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  • Bumr50
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:22pm

    I thought Bachmann undressed him on this.

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  • louise
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:21pm

    I would love for Bachmann to explain why she voted for the Patriot Act instead of siding with the Constitution. I know where RP stands. How about Bachmann and the rest of them explain themselves about that.

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:07am

      uh– Because the Patriot act was largely designed to discriminate the rights of AMERICANS vs the rights of terrorist maybe?
      What the progs want is for you to fall asleep while they mingle YOUR courts with a new and evolving military court. That is why they want to try terrorists in your current courts – so they will morph into terrorist courts, just like a police State, Imagine that?
      As Glenn say- Watch the other hand.. Do you honestly think they want to try foreigners and jihadist in our courts because it is the American thing to do? Because it is some ‘moral” thing to do as if ‘moral’ is something they ever care about anywhere else? nope- It’s the “progressive” thing to do!

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    • CatB
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:19am

      I think it has something to do with her being on the House Intelligence Committee.

      I have heard her state that she could not answer a question because she is privy to things that others are not. Being that she has intelligence that others most likely do not .. I trust her on this.

      http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2644279/posts

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:25am

      Ghandi, so you’re for the suspension of habeas corpus as stands now in our empire. Good to know.

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    • tzion
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 1:53am

      Okay people, I’m only going to point this out once. You can’t write things like Rick or RP when talking about candidates because there are two Ricks and two RPs. Make what your saying as clear as possible and don’t be ambiguous. Fail to do that and we may miss your point completely.

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  • A Conservatarian
    Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:12pm

    Hmmm look, to wanna be conservatives discussing sending US citizen tax dollars to allies in the name of policing the world. Who knew, Bachmann is a Neo-con too.

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    • Ghandi was a Republican
      Posted on November 22, 2011 at 11:59pm

      Don’t be ignorant.. It’s a whole lot cheaper and a whole lot more effective than war! And it’s a whole lot less than the $4 Billion a day in debt we go into / every day! Foreign aid and CIA payoffs aren’t the problem. It’s Obama Trillions in debt that is designed to destroy us, and distract us.

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:23am

      You forgot the part where it’s a whole lot more unconstitutional and a whole lot more un-conservative.

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