Afghan Realities
Gilles Dorronsoro, a visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, argued on these pages on Sept. 15 that the Western coalition will not defeat the insurgency in Afghanistan, and “needs to start facing reality and begin negotiating with the Taliban before it’s too late.” NATO’s commander responds.
Gilles Dorronsoro provides no factual evidence to substantiate his analysis of the security situation in Afghanistan and significantly overstates the Taliban success. After 15 months as the NATO commander for operations globally, with a focus on Afghanistan, I’d say we have a good chance at success in the country.
Success in building up the Afghan security forces is the key.… Seguir leyendo »