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Gorbachev urges US to withdraw from Afghanistan
Press
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Monday, Nov 9th, 2009
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has urged
the United States to withdraw all its military forces from Afghanistan.
Gorbachev told CNN in an interview on Sunday that "withdrawal
from Afghanistan should be the goal."
The Soviet Union's last leader also advised US President Barack
Obama against sending additional troops to Afghanistan. "I
think that what's needed is not additional forces."
He made the remarks as Washington mulls sending as many as
40,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.
Gorbachev, who governed the USSR from 1985 until its breakup
in 1991, urged the US to follow his country's model during its
occupation of Afghanistan. "I think that our experience
deserves attention."
Many historians say the occupation of Afghanistan was a major
factor behind the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Gorbachev advised the US to focus on "dialogue" in
Afghanistan in order to end "the long suffering of the
people."
"We addressed also this issue through an international
conference, and we were in consultation with America, with the
Iranians, with Pakistan and with India," he added.
"When the people find they can vote themselves
money, that will herald the end of the republic."
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