Posted on 02/21/2020 10:23:38 PM PST by robowombat
US and Taliban agree to ceasefire that could see most American forces leave Afghanistan FEB 21, 2020 9:00 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER
The US/Taliban peace talks are a grim charade. No one in the foreign policy establishment will acknowledge the fact, but the Taliban are strict, Sharia-observant Muslims, and the Sharia guidelines for treaty-making with Infidels are based on Muhammad’s Treaty of Hudaybiyya. Muslims can only enter into such a treaty when they are weak and need time to gather their strength (or, more remotely, if they think the enemy is about to convert to Islam). Then they can break it when it is no longer needed. The Taliban will not honor whatever treaty is made. However, if it enables Trump to get US troops out of Afghanistan, then it will have at least one good result. Yes, the Taliban will gain when the troops are gone. That would be true no matter when we left. What we need is a better strategy, one that contains jihad activity within Afghanistan and doesn’t allow them to target Americans again. We don’t need American troops there until the end of time.
“U.S., Taliban Agree to Landmark Ceasefire,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, February 21, 2020 6:50 AM
The United States and the Taliban have reached a landmark agreement that will significantly reduce violence in Afghanistan and pave the way for the two sides to negotiate a peace deal that could bring the 18-year war in the country to a final end, the State Department announced on Friday.
“The United States and the Taliban have been engaged in extensive talks to facilitate a political settlement to end the war in Afghanistan, reduce United States and Allied Forces presence, and ensure that no terrorist group ever uses Afghan soil to threaten the United States or our allies,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said early Friday in a statement.
The agreement, being referred to officially as a “reduction in violence” accord, will pave the way for the Trump administration and the Taliban to engage in peace talks that could see most American forces finally exit the country. The first prong of this agreement will go into effect later tonight, U.S. officials said.
“In recent weeks, in consultation with the Government of National Unity, U.S. negotiators in Doha have come to an understanding with the Taliban on a significant and nationwide reduction in violence across Afghanistan,” Pompeo said.
“Upon a successful implementation of this understanding, signing of the U.S.-Taliban agreement is expected to move forward. We are preparing for the signing to take place on February 29,” according to the secretary of state. “Intra-Afghan negotiations will start soon thereafter, and will build on this fundamental step to deliver a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire and the future political roadmap for Afghanistan. The only way to achieve a sustainable peace in Afghanistan is for Afghans to come together and agree on the way forward.”
“Challenges remain, but the progress made in Doha provides hope and represents a real opportunity,” Pompeo said. “The United States calls on all Afghans to seize this moment.”
Wonderful. Shake hands. Smile for the camera, then get out of that hell-hole and leave them to play with their young dancing boys. Whatever they do with their country after that....up to them. Good bye and good luck.
Yep.
And blast any newly created terrorist training camps straight back to hell from the sky
Hope you’re well :)
Wouldn’t want to be an Afghan female
We need to come up with an amnesia weapon, which causes
the targets to become forgetful of everything .
Including being an adherant to Islam
Which Afghans will be on the last helicopter out? We are exactly where we were in 1975 in South Vietnam. Only interested in getting out regardless of the cost.
GOOD!
There will never be peace in Afghanistan.....the various warlords will continue to see to that just as soon as our troops are out of there. They’ll all be racing to see who can take over first.
the media already attacking Trump on this...he ends that war, thatll be the icing on the cake for 2020.....
Read one of their leaders articles on what they want......of course removal of US troops is first....but then of course expecting us to help with rebuilding their towns and infastructure etc.
We should bring every American home, and any equipment that cannot be brought home should be completely destroyed. Any bases should also be completely destroyed.
Why were we in Vietnam to begin with? I was born in Reagan's second term, so I have no firsthand knowledge.
Spread a little extra dirt and goat dung around and voila!...good as new.
Our political structure simply does not allow us to maintain a coherent, stable and consistent policy in countries we defeat militarily
Iraq was a won war and the country was actually making progress despite the Bush Admins disastrous policy on democracy which gave iran the upper hand due to demographics. It worked as long as America dominated and ran the country.
Then we had Obama elected and he gave the country to ISIS and Iran to split as they wished which has destroyed any progress and totally destabilized the region
Libya has been a disaster from day one and will continue to be a disaster for the foreseeable future
Obama also destroyed any possibility of defeating the Taliban
America is simply to politically irresponsible to police the world. All we do is overthrow established governments and create chaos and instability.
To stop the spread of Communism. Vietnam was a proxy war between the Soviet Union and the US.
True, but at least it gives the US a platform to withdraw.
>> Wouldn’t want to be an Afghan female
How does that problem get solved without forced intervention?
Sure...Turn your poppy fields into wheat fields first
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