Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, speaks at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, at the Gul Khanna in the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 9, 2018. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS
Reuters: Pompeo, in surprise visit to Afghanistan, urges Taliban peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday, promised support for President Ashraf Ghani’s bid to start peace talks with the Taliban and repeated the United States would be willing to take part.
The visit, at the end of a tour of Asian countries including North Korea and Vietnam, was Pompeo’s first to Afghanistan since he became Secretary of State in April.
He said the strategy announced last year by President Donald Trump of sending more troops to increase pressure on the Taliban and push them toward negotiations was working, and would reassure Afghans “that we will support them as they continue fighting to liberate their country and their people.”
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WNU Editor: U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo is wasting his time. The Taliban have (again) rejected peace talks .... Taliban reject Afghan government's offer of peace talks (The Guardian).
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17 comments:
So everything that plays to Trump's base is a "win"? For who besides the president? In the culture wars? How so?
It's not very hard to fool a rube.
Anon, to reply to your question "who besides the president", let's start with the troops who don't have to endure that fly-blown land if talks are a success and we can all leave.
The docs at the asylum must love you, Aiz.
Ho, Le Duan, and Giap unified Vietnam under communist rule.
Vietnam 1. America 0. US lost and hasn't won a war since.
Mendacious dingus.
"American victory undone by traitorous Demonrats"
Right out of his hero's playbook.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stab-in-the-back_myth
He always displays his true colors despite all his obfuscations calumnies.
Regardless Smith, you lost. You lost in Iraq too. You're losing in Afghanistan. It's a matinee along with Syria. A big reason why that giant orange retarded baby is over there trying to slobber all over Putin. Can he "deal" his way out of, yet another, defeat you and yours pushed America into?
Or were you an "independent" when all these decisions were made?
Of course you were.
Oh look, there's a big red spot. Is this a Jupiter puzzle Pop?
No Son, it's the Earth and that great big spot is the U.S. debt.
See how it's right there in between Canada and Mexico with water on the other sides?
Why is it just on big piece Pop?
Look close Son. See the words??
OHHHOoooooh, m i l i t a r y w e l f a r e p r o g r a m.
That's right Boy. Now, just snap that big 'ol piece right in there between Canada and Mexico.
{huffs} but Pop, it won't fit. It's too small There's a a lot of empty space where California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas should be. Oh, wait a minute, there's this big brown piece with some other words on it.... but, but, everything's in Spanish. What's it mean Pop...?
Smith's definition of winning is being so busy ruining other people's countries that your own goes broke and has huge chunks de facto annexed by outsiders who were doing most of the hard work and paying its bills.
Haha nice! Smith deserves every bit.... and then some
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