Inept US cannot fix Afghanistan: Saudi prince
Sunday, May 16, 2010
* Says Afghanistan needs shift from nation-building to countering terrorists
RIYADH: An inept US cannot fix Afghanistans problems and should simply focus on chasing the terrorists there, former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al Faisal said on Saturday.
Turki, also former ambassador to Washington, said the US-led NATO troops presence in Afghanistan has irrevocably alienated the Afghan people and has no hope of rebuilding the country.
What Afghanistan needs now is a shift from nation-building to effectively countering terrorists, Turki, the brother of Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, told a small audience in Riyadh.
He said US President Barack Obama should not be misdirected into believing that he can fix Afghanistans ills by military means.
Hunt down the terrorists on both sides of the Afghan-Pak border, arrest them or kill them, and get out, and let the Afghan people deal with their problems.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Sunday, May 16, 2010
* Says Afghanistan needs shift from nation-building to countering terrorists
RIYADH: An inept US cannot fix Afghanistans problems and should simply focus on chasing the terrorists there, former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki Al Faisal said on Saturday.
Turki, also former ambassador to Washington, said the US-led NATO troops presence in Afghanistan has irrevocably alienated the Afghan people and has no hope of rebuilding the country.
What Afghanistan needs now is a shift from nation-building to effectively countering terrorists, Turki, the brother of Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, told a small audience in Riyadh.
He said US President Barack Obama should not be misdirected into believing that he can fix Afghanistans ills by military means.
Hunt down the terrorists on both sides of the Afghan-Pak border, arrest them or kill them, and get out, and let the Afghan people deal with their problems.
Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan
Radical Right believe we have invested too much to leave now but if it cannot be fixed we don't need to invest anymore and we should leave and let Afghanistan take care of Afghanistan. Cut our losses and leave before we lose anymore. We have aleady lost too much. We cannot fix Afghanistan anymore than we can fix illegal immigration with more. If they cannot stand up after 10 years they never will.
We cannot kill every taliban and every terrorist, Afghanistan is the home of the taliban and they will be back when we leave. We cannot change hearts and minds of thousands of years of traditions and religions. Waste of time, money and lives. WTF do we think we are?