Is it time for the U.S. military to leave Afghanistan and that nation’s security to an international peacekeeping force? In this surprisingly forthright op-ed credited to the deputy general of the China Council for National Security Policy Studies, the Beijing leadership definitively wades into the question of what should be done to fix Afghanistan.
For the China Daily, Deputy General Li Qinggong writes in part:
“The United States should put an end to the war. The war on terror, which the George W. Bush administration launched in 2001, has turned out to be a source of endless turbulence and violence. To promote much-needed reconciliation among the parties, the U.S. should discontinue its military action. The war has brought the Islamic nation neither peace and security, as the Bush Administration promised, nor any tangible benefits to the U.S. itself. On the contrary, the legitimacy of America’s military action has been under ever-increasing doubt.”
“The demands of anti-war opponents offer the young president his best chance to extricate himself from the pressure coming from the Pentagon.”
By Li Qinggong
September 29, 2009
People’s Republic of China – China Daily – Original Article (English)
Afghanistan’s political and social turmoil has been aggravated by the conflicting intentions of the nations that constitute coalition forces. Up to now, Afghanistan’s fragile regime is finding it difficult to bring order to a restive domestic situation. Still, if the key players adopt a peaceful and reconciliatory approach to their push to end the war, it could help bring the country out of the mess.
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