My comment on Afghanistan today posted on the site of Sel
July 28, 2009 at 20:16
Having had to do - along with many, many companies today as
I support the project of the Left and Freedom -
with the Afghan issue for seven years in Parliament and having been one of
promoters of the appeal for the withdrawal of troops
also published on this site would like to share some thoughts. The first is that
you can not leave the Afghan people in the throes of NATO bombs
intelligent, the Mangusta, or warlords, nor even
most of the Taliban. At the time we tried it through channels other,
passing through three pillars: a reworking of the concept of security.
When it comes to human security means the protection of civilians
not offensive operations. Then he suggested that Italy
release from participation in Operation Enduring Freedom and
asserted the reshaping of the international presence
with a contingent of international police under UN command and mandate.
2: supporting the processes of mediation and peace-building
through support to Afghan civil society, processes of truth and justice
crimes committed by all parties to the conflict, the
convening a negotiating table with the insurgents. A macro-
these negotiations have also involved the governments of neighboring states
Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan in the first place.
3. reversal of the proportions of financial support for the instrument
military and reconstruction support for programs of self
food, micro-enterprise, microcredit,
progressive replacement of opium crops with production to ensure food sovereignty and
access to local markets.
investment in schools, and health, and local infrastructure.
release of military activities from those of reconstruction as in the case of
Provincial Reconstruction Teams, see that of Herat.
Based on this proposal for two years we hired a
constructive confrontation with the Prodi government, to try to get a
progressive reduction of the Italian commitment in military terms (
or at least prevent an escalation in terms of personnel and equipment )
and a strengthening of the investment in terms of civil and
mediation. The rules of engagement and management
of caveats were monitored continuously at the parliamentary level, while trying to
articulate a dialogue with those pieces of the peace movement as
that we did not want to fall into the trap "withdrawal of troops from a
Aguerre imperialist" or "until death in Kabul
to the West and NATO. " We tried to put ourselves in the shoes of the actual needs of the Afghan people
beyond any rhetoric. It was not easy, nor
for our deeply held pacifist nor a clash that has created this
with friends and traveling companions is Parlaento
and outside in movements. Then when it was clear that the phase
policy center coming to an end
voted against the mission for not giving a blank check to a government
later, now with the statements of his ministers
shows a face warmonger and military clashes with those assumptions
an exit strategy for more shares also invoked in
Obama administration. Now the conditions for a strategy
reconfiguration of Italian role in Afghanistan no longer exist, nor
what should be the opposition mentions a minimum interest
proposals to revise the option of military output. And then
us no choice but to raise the call to withdraw troops
, stop the military escalation and demand that Italy
assignments to support an argument for a deep
reconfiguration of international presence in that arena.
do it while whistling bombs or bullets Mangusta (both
invoked by the head of the Defense PD)
seems to me not only impossible but also not acceptable politically and ethically.
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