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Tea Partier Allen West Proves he is an Idiot and a One-Termer

On Thursday, the House failed to pass a bi-partisan amendment that would have required President Obama to submit a timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops to end the war in Afghanistan.  The amendment failed by just 12 votes, gaining approval from 26 Republicans.

Congressman Allen West (R-FL)

But some Republicans were not pleased with the vote, reports thinkprogress.org.

Tea Party firebrand Rep. Allen West (R-FL) — a retired Army officer who was discharged after shooting at an unarmed detainee in Iraq — denounced the amendment, telling the Miami Herald that his anti-war colleagues should “get shot” to understand the true threat of the Taliban:

“Is the Taliban still fighting? I spent 2.5 years in Afghanistan. Just because you kill Osama bin Laden does not mean that the Taliban has stopped fighting,” he said. “Now can we   fight a little smarter? Absolutely.”

Asked about efforts to curb U.S. involvement, West said, “I would take these gentlemen over and let them get shot at a few times and maybe they’d have a different opinion.”

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