CBS Hosts Applaud Biden Dismissing ‘Outside’ Critics of Foreign Policy Failures

Kyle Drennen | June 21, 2016
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In an exclusive interview with Joe Biden on Monday for his PBS program, which was partially re-aired in the 8 a.m. ET hour on Tuesday’s CBS This Morning, host Charlie Rose actually questioned the Vice President on State Department officials rebelling against the Obama administration’s failed foreign policy: “So what did you think of those 51 diplomats in the State Department who said we need to be more aggressive?”

Biden replied in part: “There's not a single solitary recommendation that I saw that has a single solitary answer attached to it how to do what they're talking about.” Rose followed up: “...you’ve got so many people who want you to do something about Assad first. You're smiling. You've heard it so often.” Biden ranted: “And yet when you press the elected officials and say, ‘Well, what do you want us to do about Assad? Take him out? Is that what you want me to do?’ Tell me how this ends, Charlie. You know, if you're Senator Charlie Rose, tell me how it ends, Charlie?”