The volatile situation in Pakistan is dominating the news today.
It goes without saying that instability in a country armed with
nuclear weapons poses a major challenge for America.

Which is why you must watch the interview Joe Biden gave to Bob
Schieffer on Face the Nation yesterday. He lays out in detail
what's at stake and what he would do -- immediately -- to deal
with the problem. The interview was a masterful display of
foreign policy and again showcased why we urgently need someone
with Joe Biden's experience and knowledge in the White House.

If you watch only one news report about Pakistan today, I urge
you to watch this interview. Then, if you agree with me that Joe
Biden is most qualified candidate to deal with the challenges we
face, please support Joe by making a contribution to the
campaign right now.

http://www.joebiden.com/pakistan

Our campaign is making real progress on the ground. Given the
situation in Pakistan, it's more important than ever to get the
word out about Joe Biden's foreign policy and national security
credentials.

We need Joe in the White House. Click here to make a
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Thank you,
Luis

FACE THE NATION
November 4, 2007

SCHIEFFER: We're joined now by Senator Joe Biden. He's the
chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senator,
you're also a candidate for the Democratic presidential
nomination. We invited you this morning to talk about
presidential politics, but obviously we need to put those
questions aside for later and talk about [Pakistan]. In your
view, give us the context of this. This is an extremely
dangerous situation because this is a nation that has nuclear
weapons. How do you view what's happened overnight?

Senator JOSEPH BIDEN: Well, Bob, as I've been saying for the
last two years, this is the most dangerous and complex
relationship we have. And we have a huge stake, a huge stake in
seeing to it that the moderate majority in Pakistan have a
political outlet. Absent that political outlet, what I worry
about is they will join league... with the extremists, not
unlike what happened years ago with the shah. It's not directly
analogous, but moderates joined with the extremists and we ended
up with a circumstance where we not only had to overthrow the
shah, we had an extreme government come into power. And, as you
point out, they have nuclear weapons. And lastly, the fact is
that all these dots are connected, Bob. I've been saying for
some time -- you have, others have -- the whole issue of
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, this is all connected... And this
administration doesn't have a policy. It has a Musharraf policy,
but it doesn't have a policy relative to Pakistan and how it has
affected everything else in the region.

SCHIEFFER: Joining us this morning, David Sanger, who's the
chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times. Senator
Biden, one of the interesting things, when Musharraf went on
television to explain why he was suspending the constitution, at
one point he stopped and began speaking in English. And here's
part of what he said, because he said this was addressed to the
American people.

President PERVEZ MUSHARRAF: I, personally, with all my
conviction and with all the facts available to me, consider that
inaction at this moment is suicide for Pakistan, and I cannot
allow this country to commit suicide.

SCHIEFFER: Well, Senator, what do you think of that?

Sen. BIDEN: Well, look, he understands we're the only
relationship he has in the world, and... he's trying to make the
case to the American people that this isn't about him staying in
power, it's not about him worried about the supreme court, it's
about him saving his country, which is in our interest that it
not be in the hands of radicals. Obviously it's a direct appeal
to the American people... I think it's pretty blatant.

SCHIEFFER: Well, Senator, let me just ask you the bottom line
question here. This country has nuclear weapons. Should there be
riots, even if Musharraf is able to hold power, are those
nuclear weapons adequately guarded at this moment?

Sen. BIDEN: I believe they are... Look, Musharraf has pretty
firm control of the military. The military has pretty firm
control of their nuclear arsenal. And right now what they have,
to the best of my knowledge, Bob, is they have their nuclear
weapons and the delivery system -- that is, the missiles -- in
separate places guarded by their military. But what I worry
about is that the total degeneration of that country and who
knows what will come out of the military, as well, if this thing
gets really out of hand. The bottom line is, if, at the end of
the day, radicals and the Islamists control that country they're
going to obviously have control and be able to marry those two
things: the actual nuclear weapon and the missile to deliver the
nuclear. But right now I believe the military has fairly firm
control of both of those.

SCHIEFFER: David Sanger:

Mr. SANGER: Senator, since 2002 we'

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