‘No power to negotiate’? Trump scraps Afghan talks after Taliban attack, hints at ‘decades’ more war
Published time: 7 Sep, 2019 23:01Edited time: 8 Sep, 2019 00:31
The blast in Kabul that killed a dozen of people, including an American soldier, shows that there is no point in negotiating with the Taliban who can’t even uphold a ceasefire during important talks, President Trump has claimed.
“If they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks, and would even kill 12 innocent people, then they probably don’t have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway,” Trump said in a tweet, announcing his decision to call off peace negotiations and cancel the meeting with the Taliban leaders scheduled for Sunday at Camp David.
How many more decades are they willing to fight?
....an attack in Kabul that killed one of our great great soldiers, and 11 other people. I immediately cancelled the meeting and called off peace negotiations. What kind of people would kill so many in order to seemingly strengthen their bargaining position? They didn’t, they....
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While many praised the US leader for his refusal to ‘negotiate with the terrorists’, some of Trump’s followers called him out over Washington’s own history of not standing by any ‘meaningful agreements’, while others emphasized that the nearly two decades of fighting and American blood spilling in Afghanistan was already more than enough.
....only made it worse! If they cannot agree to a ceasefire during these very important peace talks, and would even kill 12 innocent people, then they probably don’t have the power to negotiate a meaningful agreement anyway. How many more decades are they willing to fight?
The Taliban could give a damn less what America thinks or wants. They want American occupation ended. 20 FUCKING YEARS! How long before America learns what Russia’s experience in Afghanistan was, if they had bothered to pay attention! We shouldn’t be there!
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At the same time, many seemed sincerely shocked that the president even considered holding “secret talks” with the Taliban just ahead of the anniversary of 9/11 attacks which the US had used to justify the invasion of Afghanistan and the perpetual war on terror ever since.
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Puzzled by what Trump’s plan might be, his Twitter followers argued whether he wants to use the cancelled talks as a pretext to stay – or on the contrary to pull out of Afghanistan entirely, and leave the weakened government in Kabul to sort out the mess on its own.
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