The story of the last 18 years ok was of the story of the last few days here my supposition is trump got cold feet because he doesnt know where its going to go and its not a political winner for him with this Foreign Policy blog not necessarily with the American People we can get into that go ahead charles whats your take. I think theres something in what you say here i dont think its as it appears certainly i think trump has had misgivings as indeed as a lot of the us we can say Foreign Policy establishment of course trump is sometimes in not sometimes outside of that circle but i think he would share some of the views that hes been strongly pressured particular of the last few days and weeks even in the media a lot especially in the media as a result of. These talks actually approaching even if it wasnt widely known that they would be approaching in this form theres concern of course that if the u. S. Does indeed strike a deal with the taliban and the u. S. Leaves that actually that
They would be approaching in this form theres concern of course that if the u. S. Does indeed strike a deal with the taliban and the u. S. Leaves that actually that will return afghanistan to taliban control it seems quite likely that would be the case but thats going to be the case whether america leaves today. If they had left 91015 years ago and so really i mean trump has got an election remember a manifest a commitment to end the u. S. War in afghanistan its lets think about some of that its cost upwards of one trillion dollars over the last 18 years actually i mean even the pentagon puts it at 760000000000. 00 its cost 2. 00 and a half 1000 u. S. Lives another 1000 Coalition Troops lives not with and of course not to mention of course we will mention but so many wont mention 150000. 00 afghans that have died since the u. S. Became involved and its led to a situation that at this current time the taliban is pretty much more in control of afghanistan that its been any time since 200
It includes the United Kingdom and it includes france to name but 3 the group of experts has recommended that 3rd states prohibit the authorization about transfers and refrain from providing arms to parties to the conflict still its perhaps no surprise that riyadh is a guest of honor at this years d. S. E. I an even less of a surprise that antiwar activists are stepping up that charge the weapons that should be sold at the t. S. A. Arms gear could be used for decades to come in atrocities and looking particularly this angel of destruction of yemen we have to remember that the soviet regime is by far the Worlds Largest buyer if you keep weapons and we know that these are being used to commit atrocities christine atrocity after chastity after atrocity and my traces would not be possible if it were weapons which had been licensed by Boris Johnson and his colleagues but with the weapons market what 14000000000. 00 pounds a year so little control policy to be on the safe side though curious
The story of the last 18 years ok was of the story of the last few days here my supposition is trump got cold feet because he doesnt know where its going to go and its not a political winner for him with this Foreign Policy blog not necessarily with the American People we can get into that go ahead charles whats your take. I think theres something in what you say here i dont think its as it appears certainly i think trump has had misgivings as indeed as a lot of the us we can say Foreign Policy establishment of course trump is sometimes in not sometimes outside of that circle but i think he would share some of the views that hes been strongly pressured particular of the last few days and weeks even in the media a lot especially in the media as a result of. These talks actually approaching even if it wasnt widely known that they would be approaching in this form theres concern of course that if the u. S. Does indeed strike a deal with the taliban and the u. S. Leaves that actually that
And ireland is not. Alone in welcome across town for all things are considered im Peter Lavelle attempting to end one war while avoiding a new one as usual the trump administrations Foreign Policy is unpredictable and even contradictory there are no better examples than afghanistan and iran. Cross talking some real news im joined by my guest. Is the founder of the center of political strategic analysis dr paul we also have Dmitri Bobbitt she is a political analyst and editor at. Me internet media project and in london we cross the charles shoe bridge he is a security analyst and a former u. K. Army and counterterrorism Intelligence Officer originally across the uk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate let me go to charles 1st in london while this story with afghanistan in the quote unquote Peace Process is take a very interesting turn from what weve been told leadership members of the taliban were supposed to go to camp david and i guess ma