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Title: US Army brass alarmed by early Afghan withdrawal by Brits
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Published: May 18, 2011
Author: Ben Farmer, and James Kirkup
Post Date: 2011-05-18 02:32:05 by Tatarewicz
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Senior American military figures have warned Britain that a hasty exit from Afghanistan could strain relations between the two countries.

The Daily Telegraph last week revealed that David Cameron has ordered British commanders to draw up plans to start pulling hundreds of British troops out of Afghanistan within weeks.

The Prime Minister is expected to discuss a co-ordinated Afghan withdrawal in London next week.

The prospect of an imminent British withdrawal is understood to have alarmed American generals, who are trying to resist political pressure for a major reduction in US troop numbers.

Well-placed sources said that US generals have delivered a blunt warning to their British counterparts about the impact of an early UK withdrawal.

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More indications that Organized Jewry's influence is waning, albeit Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya are in shambles, even Iran a bit shaky. Could it be that Obama realizes he'll be regarded as a Peace Prize phony unless he stops fighting wars for Israel and that no amount of Jew media hype and money will get him re-elected unless he stops all this war nonsense and gets cracking on programs to provide legitimate jobs for Americans as well as stopping Jewish thieves from robbing America blind.

United States has stepped up face-to-face peace talks with the Taliban, holding at least three meetings in Qatar and Germany in recent days with figures believed to be close to Mullah Omar, the group's leader. US steps up face-to-face peace talks with Taliban

Discussions were initiated before the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 2 but American and British diplomats believe that the death of the al-Qaeda leader could give added impetus to the talks and the drawdown of Nato troops, due to begin in July.

President Barack Obama, whose hand has been strengthened by the successful operation to bring bin Laden to justice, is believed to be contemplating a withdrawal of several thousand American troops, some 100,000 of whom are in Afghanistan.

David Cameron has made clear he is prepared to follow suit with a withdrawal of a proportionately similar number of British troops. There are currently about 10,000 British personnel in Afghanistan, most of them concentrated in central and southern Helmand.

Previous talks broke down when a supposed Taliban leader flown into Kabul in a Nato plane was revealed to be a shopkeeper trying to make some money. Other attempts at dialogue have foundered because would-be emissaries could not be confirmed as genuine.

But American officials told the "Washington Post" that although these new talks were preliminary they were with Taliban officials with a direct line to Mullah Omar, the one-eyed leader of the Taliban's Quetta Shura rilling council.

A Western official in Kabul confirmed the United States was in direct contact with the Taliban following a sea change in American policy this year.

Marc Grossman, the replacement for special envoy Richard Holbrooke, has been nicknamed "Mr Reconciliation" and told to focus efforts on trying to facilitate a political deal which would ease a US exit.

"Those are no longer preconditions, they are being seen as negotiated outcomes," said the Western official. At the same time, the Taliban has weakened its demand that no talks can take place before foreign troops leave.

Speculation about talks has angered opponents of President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, who say that they undermine Afghan democracy. Any peace deal with the Taliban is likely to involve some element of the group sharing power in Kabul. The Taliban has demanded the release of 20 prisoners from Guantánamo Bay.

American officials said that members of the brutal Haqqani network, based in North Waziristan across the border with Pakistan, have not taken part in the discussions.

In February, Hillary Clinton, the US Secretary of State, said the US would no longer insist on preconditions such as the need for the Taliban to renounce al-Qaeda and accept the Afghan constitution. Such declarations could be made after a deal had been reached.

The pursuit of "reconciliation" in Afghanistan will be high on the agenda in talks between Mr Obama and Mr Cameron in London next week.

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, the British ambassador to the US, said: "We are very keen to see the political track, the reconciliation track, given extra vigour in the months ahead along the lines of a speech given by Hillary Clinton in February when she talked about a diplomatic surge to follow the military surge."

The Foreign Office has long argued the case that a full handover of security to the Afghans by the target date of the end of 2014 will not be achieved without a settlement with the Taliban. By then, all 140,000 Nato troops currently in Afghanistan are due to have left.

British diplomats believe that the Americans have recently moved closer to London's position and have been encouraged by the efforts of Mr Marc Grossman.

"We believe the US will announce reductions in the months ahead and if that's possible the UK will be able to reduce some of its forces as well," said Sir Nigel.

Tatarewicz  posted on  2011-05-18   3:12:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

India to replace US in looking after Israel's "interests" in Afghanistan?

India Makes a Move in the Afghanistan Endgame Posted by Jyoti Thottam 77 Comments

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Afghanistan this week at a crucial time for both countries and the troubled state lying between them. India and Pakistan have been engaged in a regional power struggle for influence over Afghanistan, and events of the last two days seemed to underline their differences. A day after India promised an additional $500 million in aid to Afghanistan, bringing its total contribution to $2 billion, Pakistan was hit yet again by violence — this morning a suicide bombing killed at least 80 people in an attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban as an act of revenge for the killing of Osama bin Laden.

It would be an oversimplification to cast the choice between Pakistan and India as a choice between prosperity or violence — neither country has a monopoly on either of those. But with the death of bin Laden, the endgame in Afghanistan is beginning, and India is making its first move. This visit was Singh's first to Afghanistan since 2005. The two countries issued a Declaration of Strategic Partnership yesterday, and today Singh addressed the Afghan Parliament – whose members will soon meet in a building funded by the Indian government. He sent one clear message — that India, unlike the U.S., will stick around — and several other important signals:

1. India isn't using Afghanistan as a base for espionage in Pakistan. This has been a constant accusation leveled by Pakistani officials against India. They claim, without offering evidence, that India is supporting a separatist rebellion in Pakistan's Baluchistan region. Singh's veiled response:

"I have come to Afghanistan to renew these ties of friendship, solidarity and fraternity. This is the only agenda that I have come with. This is the only agenda that the people of India have in Afghanistan."

2. India will help Afghanistan rebrand itself. India has successfully sold the world on its image as a rising superpower ("Incredible India"), despite the continuing struggles of its hundreds of millions of poor citizens. If Afghanistan wants to find a new image for itself, India will promote it as a "confluence of cultures," in Singh's words, rather than as the home of the Taliban and the site of a notorious act of cultural vandalism.

3. India needs Afghanistan, too. A rising superpower needs fuel, and Afghanistan could be a vital link in connecting India to the natural gas reserves of Central Asia. This will be Afghanistan's most important leverage over India, a much larger country, so the Joint Statement points out "the importance of regional projects such as TAPI" — a proposed pipline connecting Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India.

4. Talking to the Taliban isn't a dealbreaker. As much as India would like to avoid the re-emergence of the Taliban, it isn't going to stand in the way of talks between the Taliban and Karzai's government. There is still a hawkish faction in New Delhi's foreign policy establishment who will never see the Taliban as anything but pawns for Pakistan — but India has sent out a signal that it won't stand in the way of talks. "The President shared with me the political processes underway towards reconciliation," Singh said. "India welcomes and supports these efforts."

It's a modest step, and the first of many as New Delhi tries to clear the remaining obstacles on the Grand Trunk Road.

Read more: globalspin.blogs.time.com...an-endgame/#ixzz1MggwrFUD

Tatarewicz  posted on  2011-05-18   3:46:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin

Eric Stratton  posted on  2011-05-18   5:20:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin

Eric Stratton  posted on  2011-05-18   5:23:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

Military brass must be pretty stupid not to take Obama's hint that it's time to get out:

10 killed in violent protest in Afghan town

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Ten people were killed and 30 others injured Wednesday after demonstration to condemn the alleged killing of four civilians by NATO-led troops in Takhar province turned into violence.

"The hospital in Taluqan city has received 10 dead bodies and 30 injured men, some of them in critical condition," a doctor told Xinhua but declined to be identified.

The protestors blamed NATO-led troops for killing four civilians including two women and arresting two others in a raid on a house outside Takhar provincial capital Taluqan city Tuesday night.

Meanwhile, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said in a statement that all the four people killed during the operation in Taluqan Tuesday night were armed insurgents.

An official said on condition of anonymity that Taliban militants interfused the protestors and began attacking ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) compound in Taluqan city and gun shots were heard.

Meanwhile, a police officer who declined to be identified told Xinhua that the situation was under control.

Tatarewicz  posted on  2011-05-18   6:08:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one.

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin

Eric Stratton  posted on  2011-05-18   10:03:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  

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