9 ao\u00fbt 2009<\/a>; notamment de la part des politiciens qui ont lanc\u00e9 cette guerre, qui y ont applaudi, qui la jugent si n\u00e9cessaire, et qui s’effraient de d\u00e9couvrir que les pr\u00e9visions qui n’ont strictement aucune base ni aucun cr\u00e9dit de quoi que ce soit, dites par des hommes qui s’y connaissent assez pour n’y plus rien comprendre, leur promettent cette guerre pour encore quelques d\u00e9cennies, voire 40 ans. On demande au g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de se r\u00e9tracter vite fait et de bien faire comprendre \u00e0 cette guerre en Afghanistan qu’il est hors de question qu’elle dure de 30 \u00e0 40 ans. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00abGeneral Sir David Richards, who takes up his post this month, is at the centre of a row over the war after claiming that Britain will be committed to the region in some manner for the next three to four decades.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbThe prediction also provoked an angry reaction from opposition politicians, who warned that public opinion would never support a military commitment of that length. Last night the Ministry of Defence was trying to persuade Richards to clarify his remarks, suggesting they had been taken out of context.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbIn an interview published yesterday, Richards warned that it would take time to save Afghanistan: This is nation-building not the starry-eyed type, but nation-building none the less. It is not just reconstruction; jobs and simple governance that works are the key … The army’s role will evolve, but the whole process might take as long as 30 or 40 years.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbHis remarks were immediately condemned by Liam Fox, the shadow defence secretary, who warned that such commitment was unaffordable. Any idea of maintaining military involvement for that length of time is not a runner. It would require a total rethink of our foreign and security policy. The military campaign in Afghanistan has already cost British taxpayers more than \u00a35 billion, Fox said.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\u00bbThe prediction was also dismissed by Sir Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrat MP, who insisted that a much earlier withdrawal would be necessary. Forty years may be the military estimate, but political opinion in this country will never support a commitment of that length, he said. In Afghanistan, Britain is subordinate to the United States and you can bet your life Barack Obama will not wish to run a campaign for re-election as president with an openended obligation.<\/em>\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\tAu fond, la seule parole de bon sens dans cette bouillie pour les chats est celle du lib\u00e9ral Campbell, qui comprend un certain nombre de v\u00e9rit\u00e9s possibles, sans pour autant que nous dussions y voir des certitudes si l’on se r\u00e9f\u00e8re \u00e0 la fa\u00e7on dont nous fonctionnons par les temps qui courent: En Afghanistan, le Royaume-Uni est subordonn\u00e9 aux Etats-Unis et vous pouvez parier ce que vous voudrez que Barack Obama ne se lancera jamais dans une campagne pour sa r\u00e9\u00e9lection avec sur les bras en engagement sans fin dans cette guerre. Concluons donc aussit\u00f4t et prudemment que, bien entendu, m\u00eame ce bon sens-l\u00e0, et surtout lui, n’est pas assur\u00e9 du tout.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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