Afghanistan: “we will not win militarily” B. Le Maire (Mae)

(B2) It is in the course of an interview with Bruno Lemaire, the French Secretary of State for European Affairs (on France Inter and iTélé with LeMonde), especially devoted to the European elections. But at the bend of a question on Afghanistan, in the 18th minute, the minister lets go, quietly... " We need to understand what has failed and succeeded. There are things that have failed: in terms of civil reconstruction – it is clear that we are doing more and doing better. It is also obvious that we will not win militarily this conflict.
We know this and we must draw all the consequences. It is also evident that the weight of the Pakistan is increasingly important and increasingly threatening to stability in the area. Let's integrate it and take it back knowingly »

Let's not lose the strategic axis: the fight against terrorism. The minister defends “a new vision of the conflict”. But he also explains: Let's not lose sight of the strategic axis: to guarantee our security by preventing the reconstitution of a terrorist hotbed in this area.

To listen to the show (photo credit: Prime Minister fr )

(NGV)