Troop withdrawal boosts radical forces

The planned withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is perilous because as in Vietnam 40 years ago, it runs the risk of allowing radical forces to seize power, writes the daily Rzeczpospolita: "The president of the US is convinced that the Afghans will soon be able to take care of their own security, and that the conflicting parties and tribes will reach a political compromise. And he believes it will be possible to involve the Taliban in peace talks. Afghanistan may not immediately transform into an an ideal democracy, but at least it will stand on its own two feet, as one of Obama's advisers put it. With this move the president is taking a huge risk, because the 'Afghanistanisation' of this conflict can have exactly the same result as the 'Vietnamisation' of Vietnam had, driven on by Richard Nixon 40 years ago with the aim of relieving the strain on the US army."

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