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Clinton Warns on Hasty Afghan Withdrawal
[Tolo News] US Secretary of State on Thursday warned members of NATO...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... against speedy withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, reports from Berlin say. Addressing NATO Foreign Ministers in Berlin, US Secretary of State  Hillary Clinton... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as Another Daniel Webster... warned NATO allies against hasty troop withdrawal. Mrs Clinton said Taliban snuffies are watching and speedy withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan could damage the fragile progress made in the country. She has said the number of troops should be decreased based on the conditions on the ground. She told NATO Foreign Ministers that the US troops presence will eventually reduce to the level it was before the deployment of 10,000 additional troops under President Barack B.O.Obama's surge strategy. Mrs Clinton said allies should worry more about helping Afghanistan to make more security achievements than worrying about how fast they can withdraw. "We work together in Afghanistan, we are committed to following through to achieve the mutual objective of working toward a world without nuclear weapons, we are also sharing the same goal which is to see the end of the Qadaffy regime in Libya and we are contributing in many ways in order to see that goal realised," Mrs Clinton said. Meanwhile, ...back at the bunker, his Excellency called a meeting. It was to be his last... the ministers from NATO countries in Berlin are discussing air campaign in Libya amid differences among members. French Foreign minister recently criticised NATO for not doing enough in Libya. He said despite the ongoing air strikes Col Qadaffy's heavy weaponry had not been damaged enough. The UK and La Belle France urged other countries to step up military pressure against the Libyan government. NATO took leadership of the Libya mission in Libya last month after US, La Belle France and Perfidious Albion started air strikes. NATO is supposed to monitor a UN-mandated no-fly zone over Libya and prevent civilian casualties. But there have been concerns that it has exceeded the UN mandate and allegedly acted as the Libyan rebels' air force. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-15 |
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