[Marxism] "Afghanistan: Shoals Ahead for President Obama"

[Dbachmozart at aol.com]

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Obama  would do well to reflect upon the recent interview in Le Monde given 
by Gérard  Chaliand. Chaliand is a leading geostrategist, specializing in 
so-called  irregular wars. He knows Afghanistan exceedingly well, having been in 
and out of  there over the last thirty years. He spent much time with the 
mujahidin during  their struggle against Soviet troops in the 1980s. He currently 
spends several  months a year in Kabul at the Center for Conflict and Peace 
Studies, of which he  was one of the founders. He is very clear on the military 
situation. "Victory is  impossible in Afghanistan. . . . Today, one must try to 
negotiate. There is no  other solution." Why? Because the Taliban control the 
local powers throughout  the east and south of the country, where Pashtun 
populations prevail. 
 
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