Hastert Slams Biden for 'Comforting Our Enemy'

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Thursday Oct. 25, 2001; 11:40 a.m. EDT

House Speaker Dennis Hastert slammed Sen. Joe Biden Wednesday for remarks that he said "may bring comfort to our enemies" in the U.S. war in Afghanistan.

Biden had warned after a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations Wednesday, that continued bombing of Taliban targets and Osama bin Laden's encampments made the U.S. look like "a high-tech bully."

Hastert called the remarks "completely irresponsible," according to Roll Call, then added:

"After losing close to 5,000 fellow citizens to terrorist attacks over the last month and a half, the American people want us to bring these terrorists to justice. They do not want comments that may bring comfort to our enemies."

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