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Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips Afghans believe US is funding Taliban clipped by: The Infowarrior clippers remarks: Afghanistan is just Vietnam mk2, they have no intention of winning, they simply want to sustain it indefinitely if possible, it is a war for profit where the gains are in dollars and opium and the losses in lives. Clip Source: www.guardian.co.uk Intellectuals and respected Afghan professionals are convinced the west is prolonging conflict to maintain influence in the region Its near-impossible to find anyone in Afghanistan who doesnt believe the US are funding the Taliban: and its the highly educated Afghan professionals, those employed by ISAF, USAID, international media organisations ? and even advising US diplomats ? who seem the most convinced. If the US really wanted to defeat the Taliban, person after person asks me, why dont they tackle them in Pakistan? The reason is simple, one friend tells me. "As long as you dont get rid of the nest, the problem will continue. If they eliminate the Taliban, the US will have no reason to stay here." Afghan national army troops report taking over Taliban bases to find identical rations and weapons to their own US-supplied equipment. US army helicopters regularly deliver supplies behind Taliban lines. Tags: afghanistan, drugs, news, oil, opium, politics, profit, taliban, us, war zum Artikel... Military talking points about Taliban like Vietnam clipped by: havetwocats clippers remarks: Sounds just like Vietnam. Clip Source: hosted.ap.org U.S. military commanders say that only when the Taliban realize they cant win the war will they come to the peace table The Taliban are deeply embedded in the local population, raising the risk of civilian casualties in major clashes. Neither are the Taliban regarded as an alien force. For many in Kandahar, they are neighbors, friends and relatives. "I dont know why they are doing it," he said. "The Taliban are not outsiders. They are our own people." zum Artikel... Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de