absolutely
spend some more trillions of tax payers money in kabul on fighting the taleban
by the end of the year they can then muse about the next strategy to win the war
that can continue tilll palin is elected president
what a farce
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The British diplomats are quoted as saying that Islamic insurgents continue to make life "more and more difficult" throughout the country, "including in the capital city ... The presence, particularly military, of the [U.S.-led] coalition is a part of the problem, not of the solution." In another passage, the diplomats argue that "Foreign troops are assuring the survival of a regime which, without [the troops' presence], would rapidly fall apart." The diplomats are quoted as concluding that it would be better if Afghanistan were "governed by an acceptable dictator" for the next five to 10 years. "This is the only realistic outlook ... and we must prepare public opinion [in our home countries] to accept it."
According to Le Canard's story, the message goes on to quote the British officials telling their French counterpart that "We can only support the United States in Afghanistan, but we must tell them that we want to be part of a winning strategy, not a losing one."
A spokesman for the French Embassy in Washington said his government never comments on diplomatic communications. British officials have not challenged the authenticity of the cable but say that it seriously misrepresents the views of the government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Britain's Foreign Office and Cowper-Coles.
A State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said that the United States shares Cowper-Coles's alleged concerns about the resurgent Taliban and Afghan corruption, but said Washington disagrees with the "hopeless" tone of the British assessment depicted in the cable. From Washington's point of view, the official said, Cowper-Coles's fears about the future are "overly pessimistic."
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