Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele addressed the Nevada Republican convention on Friday — and affirmed that he wants the United States to win the war in Afghanistan, after having gotten in hot water for seemingly opposing it.
“We don’t need the fight inside our own house,” said Steele. “I’m tired of it. End it tonight.”
“I know that my remarks may have been a little bit confusing or misunderstood,” Steele added. “Afghanistan is a war we can win. It is perhaps the hardest place in the world to win a war but this is America, and with the right leadership, and with the right resources and the right rules of engagement on the ground, we not only can win, we must win. We will win and we will not leave our soldiers alone in the battle.”
Steele got in trouble for remarks he made at a GOP fundraiser in Connecticut a week and a half ago: “Keep in mind again, federal candidates, this was a war of Obama’s choosing. This is not something the United States had actively prosecuted or wanted to engage in.”
He quickly backed away from the comments, stating that he supports the war. He has faced calls for his resignation from Bill Kristol, Erick Erickson, Liz Cheney, and Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK). That said, he does seem to have weathered the storm for now.
