Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: Dittatore cercasi

Acceptable Dictator in Afghanistan
Posted October 3, 2008
Investigative French weekly magazine La Canard Enchaîné has obtained a
leaked copy of a coded diplomatic message from French diplomat Jean-François
Fitou. The message, sent on September 2nd, gives an account of a previous
meeting with British Ambassador to Afghanistan Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles and
comments made by the ambassador regarding the situation in the troubled
nation.
Sir Cowper-Coles is reported as saying “the current situation is bad, the
security situation is getting worse, so is corruption, and the government
has lost all trust.” He also cautioned that an increase in NATO forces would
be counterproductive, as “the military presence is part of the problem, not
the solution,” and the addition of more troops would “identify us even more
clearly as an occupying force.”
In Sir Cowper-Coles’ opinion the only realistic way to maintain control over
Afghanistan over the next decade would be for it to be turned over to an
“acceptable dictator.” The ambassador also said NATO countries “should think
of preparing our public opinion” for that outcome.
The British Foreign Office claims that the comments were taken “out of
context,” and that they “are not in any way an accurate representation of
the government’s approach.” French officials appeared to confirm the
authenticity of the document, saying they were deeply embarrassed by the
leak, warning it might put French troops in danger, and saying that it has
started an investigation regarding the leak.
In the month plus since the ambassador made these comments, there has been
little news out of Afghanistan which would seem to dispute his estimate that
the situation is getting worse. Indeed, the Pentagon has conceded that the
present strategy is not succeeding, United Nations Special Envoy Kai Eide
has also described the situation as “worse than it was three months ago,”
and a classified National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan reportedly
paints the situation as grim.
And while Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen insists he is
convinced the war is still winnable, General David McKiernan says that an
Iraq-style surge is not the answer in the seven year long war. He did,
however, stress the need for more troops “as quickly as possible.” President
Bush has already accepted a Pentagon recommendation to keep troop levels in
Afghanistan unchanged through the new year, though both major party
candidates to succeed him have expressed support for an increase in the
number of troops in Afghanistan.
Torniamo sempre li.
Dopo i fallimenti della guerra
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 number of troops in Afghanistan.
#_Non esistono altre truppe; gli USA hanno gia` raschiato il fondo del 
barile; se le tolgono dall'Iraq le cose peggioreranno la'.
G. 

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Non vorrei essere nei panni di Karzai.
Ricordo la fine che ha fatto Kashbulatov, il dittatore fantoccio lasciato
indietro dai russi.
Poveretto, meglio morire sotto un treno.
Ricordo gli splendidi primi giorni di Karzai eletto politico piu' elegante
dell'anno dai media CIA.
Il mondo gira.
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