Valin Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 Weekly Standard Blog:Bill Roggio7/5/10Said Jawad, Afghanistan's Ambassador to the U.S., has publicly come out against the July 2011 timeline to begin withdrawing forces from the war-torn country. Jawad's arguments against the timeline -- it sends all of the wrong messages to the Afghan people, the Taliban, and regional actors -- is not new. But as the Wall Street Journal notes in its report on Jawad's statement, it is the first time a senior Afghan official has weighed in against the withdrawal timeline:Speaking Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Amb. Said Jawad said that the declared deadline sent the wrong message to the Taliban and the U.S. should instead commit publicly that it will remain in Afghanistan “to finish the job.” “If you overemphasize a deadline that is not realistic, you are making the enemy a lot more bold,” Jawad said. “You are prolonging the war.” Jawad’s comments are the first by a senior Afghan official to publicly question Obama’s decision to mark a firm date for withdrawals... Jawad appeared to agree with Republican critics, saying it has raised questions about whether the U.S. is fully committed to winning the war. “If that’s not the feeling, we lose the support of the Afghan people and also make the neighboring countries who have an interest a lot more bolder to interfere in Afghanistan,” he said.....(Snip) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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