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WandyWiolentFan · 10-06-2008, 07:54 PM

CTV.ca | British general: 'We're not going to win this war'

ok a better one, how about asking him what his thoughts are on the British forces Commander in Afghanistan, Brig.-Gen. Mark Carleton-Smiths comments

"We're not going to win this war," he told the newspaper. "It's about reducing it to a manageable level of insurgency that's not a strategic threat and can be managed by the Afghan army."

He also said that negotiations may be necessary to end a Taliban insurgency.

"If the Taliban were prepared to sit on the other side of the table and talk about a political settlement, then that's precisely the sort of progress that concludes insurgencies like this," Carleton-Smith said. "That shouldn't make people uncomfortable."

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WandyWiolentFan God's Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6,496	CTV.ca \| British general: 'We're not going to win this war' ok a better one, how about asking him what his thoughts are on the British forces Commander in Afghanistan, Brig.-Gen. Mark Carleton-Smiths comments "We're not going to win this war," he told the newspaper. "It's about reducing it to a manageable level of insurgency that's not a strategic threat and can be managed by the Afghan army." He also said that negotiations may be necessary to end a Taliban insurgency. "If the Taliban were prepared to sit on the other side of the table and talk about a political settlement, then that's precisely the sort of progress that concludes insurgencies like this," Carleton-Smith said. "That shouldn't make people uncomfortable." __________________ We fight not one beast but legions living age after age after age, feeding off of the blood of the living. Last edited by WandyWiolentFan; 10-06-2008 at 08:04 PM.