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Afghanistan could go the way of Iraq, US House Speaker warns
By GHANIZADA - Wed Dec 31 2014, 10:51 am
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iraq-3The US House Speaker John Boehner has warned that Afghanistan could go the way of Iraq if the U.S. does not do enough to backstop Kabul against the Taliban and terrorists.
Boehner said Obama’s withdrawal strategy from Afghanistan is already foundering, insisting that the troops pullout from Afghanistan is premature as combat deaths are on rise and areas of territory lost to the Taliban.
He said a “formal” end to the conflict does not mean it’s actually over. “Has President Obama not learned from his mistakes in Iraq?” Boehner asked in a statement which was carried in a report by local newpaper Politico.
The statement further added “No one wants to see our military men and women in harm’s way, but as we’ve seen in Iraq with the rise of ISIL, arbitrary, political deadlines on war are rarely observed or honored by our terrorist enemies committed to enslaving religious minorities, raping women, beheading journalists and slaughtering Americans.”
The remarks by the Ohio Republican comes as the US and NATO formally concluded the combat mission in Afghanistan after 13 years, during an event on Sunday in Kabul.
The US President Barack Obama has called the conclusion of the US combat mission in Afghanistan a “milestone” for the country, saying that the American people and nation is more secure.
In a separate speech to American troops during a Christmas Day visit to Marine Corps Base in Hawaii, Obama said Afghanistan will not become a source terrorist attacks again.
He said Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in American armed forces.
Aroud 10,800 US troops are expected to remain in Afghanistan as the NATO-led combat mission in Afghanistan ends by the end of this month.
The Obama administration said earlier this month bout 10,800 troops behind for at least the first few months of 2015 to help provide support to Afghan security forces.
By GHANIZADA - Wed Dec 31 2014, 10:51 am
0 Comments320 viewsEmail Email Print Print
iraq-3The US House Speaker John Boehner has warned that Afghanistan could go the way of Iraq if the U.S. does not do enough to backstop Kabul against the Taliban and terrorists.
Boehner said Obama’s withdrawal strategy from Afghanistan is already foundering, insisting that the troops pullout from Afghanistan is premature as combat deaths are on rise and areas of territory lost to the Taliban.
He said a “formal” end to the conflict does not mean it’s actually over. “Has President Obama not learned from his mistakes in Iraq?” Boehner asked in a statement which was carried in a report by local newpaper Politico.
The statement further added “No one wants to see our military men and women in harm’s way, but as we’ve seen in Iraq with the rise of ISIL, arbitrary, political deadlines on war are rarely observed or honored by our terrorist enemies committed to enslaving religious minorities, raping women, beheading journalists and slaughtering Americans.”
The remarks by the Ohio Republican comes as the US and NATO formally concluded the combat mission in Afghanistan after 13 years, during an event on Sunday in Kabul.
The US President Barack Obama has called the conclusion of the US combat mission in Afghanistan a “milestone” for the country, saying that the American people and nation is more secure.
In a separate speech to American troops during a Christmas Day visit to Marine Corps Base in Hawaii, Obama said Afghanistan will not become a source terrorist attacks again.
He said Afghanistan has a chance to rebuild its own country because of the extraordinary service of the men and women in American armed forces.
Aroud 10,800 US troops are expected to remain in Afghanistan as the NATO-led combat mission in Afghanistan ends by the end of this month.
The Obama administration said earlier this month bout 10,800 troops behind for at least the first few months of 2015 to help provide support to Afghan security forces.
