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Herald Tribune, France]
Liberation, France
Let's Give Afghans
'One More Chance'
"The outlines of a state, painfully, are coming into view - and most
of the country doesn't want the Taliban. Perhaps we should give one more chance
to this tortured process, rather than resigning ourselves to an Islamist victory
that would have incalculable consequences."
By Laurent Joffrin
Translated By Philippe Guittard
October 29, 2009
France - Liberation - Original Article (French)
How can we fight a war we cannot
win - but can't afford to lose? Since his inauguration, Barack Obama has confronted
this impossible dilemma. As part of their cruel routine, the Taliban have once
again sacrificed their own to kill U.N. workers dedicated to the work of peace,
after having massacred a much larger number of Afghan civilian - or, as
occurred yesterday in Peshawar - Pakistanis.
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This barbaric offensive
complicates the everyday work of the president. Except for a strategy of
immediate withdrawal, which he refuses to consider at this point, that of
"Afghanization" - as was conducted by Richard Nixon in Vietnam with his
policy of "Vietnamization" - is the only coherent, if not safe, approach.
The fury with which the Taliban have sought to prevent the elections from being
held shows that this is not an unfounded notion.
Furthermore, Afghan
political parties must cease making fraud the basis of their electoral code. In
addition, Western militaries mustn't wear out their fragile status as liberators
to become detested occupiers.
It remains to be
seen whether these policies will bring a solution. The exercise requires
tenacity and nuance. A second round in the presidential election has now been
scheduled. The outlines of a state, painfully, are coming into view - and most
of the country doesn't want the Taliban. Perhaps we should give one more chance
to this tortured process, rather than resigning ourselves to an Islamist victory
that would have incalculable consequences.
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