http://washingtonindependent.com/60434/nothing-could-go-wrong-with-turning-over-the-war-to-a-war-criminal National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://washingtonindependent.com/60434/nothing-could-go-wrong-with-turning-over-the-war-to-a-war-criminal/comment-page-1#comment-82355 ladyxoc Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:28:06 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60434#comment-82355 Abdul Rashid Dostum fought alongside our troops against the Taliban, acting as guide and mentor for our soliders in the field. Before Americans arrived, his Northern Alliance resisted the Taliban when the rest of Afghanistan had capitulated. The allegations against Dostum have never been proved, but they echo endlessly in the media. <br>In any case,the war in Afghanistan will not be won over teacups - and it can only truly be won by Afghanis. Anything else is an imposition of American occupation on the country (cf. Iraq).<br>We are lucky that the interests of an effective commander like Abdul Rashid Dostum coincide with ours, and we must not waste this opportunity. Abdul Rashid Dostum fought alongside our troops against the Taliban, acting as guide and mentor for our soliders in the field. Before Americans arrived, his Northern Alliance resisted the Taliban when the rest of Afghanistan had capitulated. The allegations against Dostum have never been proved, but they echo endlessly in the media.
In any case,the war in Afghanistan will not be won over teacups – and it can only truly be won by Afghanis. Anything else is an imposition of American occupation on the country (cf. Iraq).
We are lucky that the interests of an effective commander like Abdul Rashid Dostum coincide with ours, and we must not waste this opportunity.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/60434/nothing-could-go-wrong-with-turning-over-the-war-to-a-war-criminal/comment-page-1#comment-80045 strangely_enough Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:03:38 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=60434#comment-80045 Must look forward... Must look forward…

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