Apr 7, 2006
The U.S. Is Talking with Iraqi Insurgents—Official
The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, has confirmed that U.S. officials have held talks with some groups linked to the Sunni-led Iraqi insurgency. According to this report, Mr Khalilzad told the BBC that, in his opinion, the talks had had an impact as the number of attacks on U.S. troops by Iraqi militants had fallen.
“Mr Khalilzad would not specify which groups the U.S. had had contact with other than to say it would not talk to people he called"Saddamists" or terrorists seeking a war on civilisation.”
The news of talks between the U.S. and Iraqi insurgents is surely to be welcomed, if only as a sign that the American administration is becoming more realistic about the situation. It’s too bad we’ve had to wait so long for this development to occur. I'll be interested to read what neoconservatives, liberal interventionists, and those who identify as libertarians but also defend a continued U.S. presence have to say about this news.
“Mr Khalilzad would not specify which groups the U.S. had had contact with other than to say it would not talk to people he called"Saddamists" or terrorists seeking a war on civilisation.”
The news of talks between the U.S. and Iraqi insurgents is surely to be welcomed, if only as a sign that the American administration is becoming more realistic about the situation. It’s too bad we’ve had to wait so long for this development to occur. I'll be interested to read what neoconservatives, liberal interventionists, and those who identify as libertarians but also defend a continued U.S. presence have to say about this news.