Having fought against Pakistani troops, Singh says
Obama’s plan to invade that country will not
work
Encino, CA - Speaking at a meeting of Republican women in the San Fernando Valley, congressional candidate Navraj Singh who is running for the California 27th District seat in the House revealed yet another reason he should be a member of the next Congress: a good grasp of Pakistani and Islamic politics and the ability to come up with outside-of-the-box solutions for the simmering problems facing the US in that part of the world.
Singh was addressing a meeting of the Encino Oaks Republican Women Federated on October 8.
Referring to a remark made by Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama during Tuesday’s debate that he would invade Pakistan to hunt down terrorists, Singh said that Obama will not attack Pakistan ‘because fundamental Islam is bigger than Pakistan and it is supported by Saudi Arabia.’
A former military officer in India, Singh said he has first-hand knowledge of going to war with Pakistan because as a young army officer at the time he had engaged in combat against that nation in the India-Pakistan conflict of 1971 which led to the creation of Bangladesh. “I know the Pakistanis backwards and forwards and the answer to the current crisis is not invasion but diplomacy.”
Singh said the US must engage in diplomacy with moderate and friendly Islamic nations and not commit only American forces in the war against terrorism. “We must go to Muslim countries and consolidate efforts against the fundamentalist forces in Pakistan,” he said.
Pakistan took prominence over both Iraq and Afghanistan as an area of concern and both presidential candidates addressed how they would deal with this country. Senator John McCain, while not ruling out the possibility of using force to deal with Al Qaeda terrorists, said he would use the ‘talk softly but carry a big stick’ approach.
Recounting other aspects of his early life in India, Singh said his interest in the US was awakened through the kind actions of a Jewish couple, both doctors, who gave his father free medical treatment. A long friendship with that couple and a fondness for Israel ensued. “As a legislator, I will never let anyone to compromise the security of Israel,” he said.
Singh, who currently owns a boutique hotel in Beverly Hills and has launched nine restaurants since immigrating to the US in 2004, also took the opportunity to briefly address the nation’s economic crisis. Taking a jab at lawmakers, he said that members of both houses across party lines should be blamed for the financial mess. “All the members of Congress and Senate should have assembled on the steps of the Capitol and made a public apology to the American people for having failed them so badly,” he said.
Adding that most legislators have not actually solved any economic problems, Singh said that as a successful business he has a unique edge. “I have created hundreds of jobs and I am a very prudent businessman. If I’m in Congress, I will watch your money like a German Shepherd,” he said amidst applause.
Encino, CA - Speaking at a meeting of Republican women in the San Fernando Valley, congressional candidate Navraj Singh who is running for the California 27th District seat in the House revealed yet another reason he should be a member of the next Congress: a good grasp of Pakistani and Islamic politics and the ability to come up with outside-of-the-box solutions for the simmering problems facing the US in that part of the world.
Singh was addressing a meeting of the Encino Oaks Republican Women Federated on October 8.
Referring to a remark made by Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama during Tuesday’s debate that he would invade Pakistan to hunt down terrorists, Singh said that Obama will not attack Pakistan ‘because fundamental Islam is bigger than Pakistan and it is supported by Saudi Arabia.’
A former military officer in India, Singh said he has first-hand knowledge of going to war with Pakistan because as a young army officer at the time he had engaged in combat against that nation in the India-Pakistan conflict of 1971 which led to the creation of Bangladesh. “I know the Pakistanis backwards and forwards and the answer to the current crisis is not invasion but diplomacy.”
Singh said the US must engage in diplomacy with moderate and friendly Islamic nations and not commit only American forces in the war against terrorism. “We must go to Muslim countries and consolidate efforts against the fundamentalist forces in Pakistan,” he said.
Pakistan took prominence over both Iraq and Afghanistan as an area of concern and both presidential candidates addressed how they would deal with this country. Senator John McCain, while not ruling out the possibility of using force to deal with Al Qaeda terrorists, said he would use the ‘talk softly but carry a big stick’ approach.
Recounting other aspects of his early life in India, Singh said his interest in the US was awakened through the kind actions of a Jewish couple, both doctors, who gave his father free medical treatment. A long friendship with that couple and a fondness for Israel ensued. “As a legislator, I will never let anyone to compromise the security of Israel,” he said.
Singh, who currently owns a boutique hotel in Beverly Hills and has launched nine restaurants since immigrating to the US in 2004, also took the opportunity to briefly address the nation’s economic crisis. Taking a jab at lawmakers, he said that members of both houses across party lines should be blamed for the financial mess. “All the members of Congress and Senate should have assembled on the steps of the Capitol and made a public apology to the American people for having failed them so badly,” he said.
Adding that most legislators have not actually solved any economic problems, Singh said that as a successful business he has a unique edge. “I have created hundreds of jobs and I am a very prudent businessman. If I’m in Congress, I will watch your money like a German Shepherd,” he said amidst applause.