Read this on the CNN website (I know, I know, not the most prestegious place, but saw a similar article on other sites also (NYTimes, Washington Post...)
Quote:
With a dire humanitarian and security situation in the country, U.S. officials said the Taliban has not delivered on the promises of stability, and the Bush administration sees "fertile ground" for a "homegrown" regime change in Afghanistan.
Although they were clear to say they could not "impose" a new government on the Afghan people, the officials said they were working with a variety of what they called "Afghan nationalists" -- ethnic, religious and political Afghan groups in the country and within the Afghan diaspora -- in the hope they would band together and form a new coalition government.
"The question is, have the conditions changed enough so that Afghans themselves can effect a realignment," one official said. "Maybe it is time for the Afghan people to rise up."
"To have a successful regime in Afghanistan, it has to be home grown," an official said. "You have to come up with a formula that is balanced with all ethnic groups and sects."
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Now, can we believe what the administration is saying? Do you believe this is the best approach to displacing the Taliban?
My thoughts are that we should support the Afghani people with education, training, food, medicine, etc...but should not support any sort of 'opposition' alliance, that has always got us into trouble in the past! Let the Afghanis rise up against their own government, but support them while they do, IMHO.
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