Posted on 11/25/2009 11:34:25 AM PST by markomalley
* US diplomat says destroying Qaeda real goal in Afghanistan
* Core strategy is to help Afghans take responsibility of their own security
LAHORE/WASHINGTON: Taliban can rejoin the “social and political fabric of Afghanistan” if they renounce Al Qaeda, US special envoy Richard Holbrooke said on Tuesday.
In an interview with SPIEGEL, Holbrooke said, “Majority of Taliban do not support Mullah Omar’s extreme views and that there is room for them to rejoin the social and political fabric of Afghanistan if they renounce Al Qaeda and reintegrate peacefully into Afghanistan. And that is a major part” of the Unites States policies.
He said Washington was not seeking to destroy “every person who supports the Taliban”, adding that “Our goal is to destroy Al Qaeda, a terrorist organisation with global reach which attacked the United States, which conducted attacks in London, Madrid and Bali, and Mumbai and Islamabad, which supports attacks in Afghanistan through other groups.”
The US special envoy said Washington was not in Afghanistan to build a perfect democracy there but to help the Afghans strengthen their own capabilities. “We’re not there to take over the country, we’re there to help the Afghans build their own capacity so that their security forces can replace the international forces over an acceptable period of time,” he said.
Asked if Afghan President Hamid Karzai was still Washington’s partner in the war, Holbrooke said the US respected Karzai and looked forward to working with him closely.
“Yes, he is our partner,” he told SPEIGEL.
Meanwhile, APP reported that Holbrook reiterated US support for Pakistan’s long-term economic development, saying the US was working to help Islamabad address problems in key water and energy areas.
He also told a briefing that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pakistan last month helped lay “foundations for a partnership, a deeper, more productive, genuine partnership among two sovereign nations”.
“We are completing a new civilian assistance programme which will broaden the scope of our relations with Pakistan and help Pakistan address its long-term development needs,” Holbrook said.
“We are working out the operationalising of the general agreements as we speak, and we’re talking about how to improve our economic assistance,” he said. daily times monitor/app
Hey Holbrooke, this falls under your libtards argument of terrorism: “torture” does not work because the one being tortured will just say or acknowledge anything.
As such, be assured, the Taliban, or what represents it, will tell you anything....ugh, like they will renounce al Qaeda. Then when your gone, they will claim victory and re-invite al Qaeda back into Afghanistan.
Holbrooke and the libtards advocating “diplomacy” and “dialogue” = failures.
Holbrooke the Architect, of bombing Christians as a favor to his Islamic Terrorists friends in the Balkans.
Bin Ladin and Zawahiri’s heads in a duffel bag, and we’ll talk.
Very soon we’ll be back to seeing adulterous women executed in soccer stadiums on live TV along with cheering crowds and commentary. The 14TH century is GREAT!!
Every day, a new outrage from this POS.
Goon squads of females whose eucharist is abortion have no idea what being feminine or woman means. Expect nothing, get nothing.
Who cares if the Taliban are unmitigated barbarians in their own land, as long as they understand that if they screw* with NATO, they will get screwed* up....
*Insert stronger profanity of your choice here....
Holbrooke and Obama are ok with the Taliban as long as they don’t support al qaeda? I think I’ll invest in the Kabul stone quarry, because if these clowns get their wish stonings will once again be the entertainment du jour in the Afghan capital. Obama and the Dems are masters of situational ethics.
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