Au moment où nous apprenions que les Américains négociaient avec les Talibans un retrait qui ressemblait à un aveux de défaite, le correspondant Kevin Maurer s'interroge sur la pertinence du conflit. Beaucoup de sacrifices et une gigantesque contribution financière en vain?
"Not everyone thinks President Trump’s blunt rhetoric about wanting to end the war has been wise. “If the enemy knows you’re going home regardless, why should he compromise on important issues?” a former senior commander in Afghanistan recently told me. “I don’t want to rule out the possibility there could be an acceptable agreement, but clearly the context of how the negotiations are being carried out is not the most desirable.” The former commander, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss ongoing negotiations, also questioned the absence of the Afghan government at the bargaining table. “It is their country after all,” he said."
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