Donald Trump creates controversy by inviting Taliban on American soil

Donald Trump invited the heads of
Taliban at Camp David, the president announced on Twitter, just a few days from
the birthday of September 11th. He himself had the idea 10 days ago
to invite to the summer residence presidents, Taliban leaders, who
Al Qaida in Afghanistan, which allowed bin Laden to prepare
attacks here that have killed nearly 3,000.

Donald
Trump, who boasts of his negotiating skills eye to eye, who has
also the sense of dramaturgy, wanted to create surprise. That would have been one
the most striking moments of his presidency. It was at Camp David that
place the negotiations in 1978, between Israel and Egypt, for the first time
a peace agreement between Israel and an Arab country! It is
a historic, symbolic place. But
in the same tweet that reveals this invitation, the president announces that he
cancels it, because of a suicide attack that killed 12 people in Afghanistan,
including an American soldier. And
he also says he is putting an end to negotiations with the Taliban.

The two parties have been talking for months in Qatar. Trump wants to reach an agreement as soon as possible, to be able to withdraw from Afghanistan, as he has
promisedbefore the election in 14 months. We
knew that the negotiations were succeeding, 5,000 troops would be
parties by the end of the year, the remaining 9,000 by the end of 2020.

A withdrawal that divides

But
diplomats and US military are worried, his entourage is
Split. His advisor Bolton, a former member of the Bush team, fears that Trump
reproduce Obama's mistake, which hastily withdrew from Iraq and allowed
the emergence of Daesh. In
At the same time, it's a promise of Trump. And we know that there is no solution
in Afghanistan. This is the longest war in history
American, soon 18 years old. Hence the president's challenge to welcome the chiefs
Taliban.

However, we do not know why the tenant of the White House decided to reveal this secret meeting, while canceling it. And we do not know if
give up trying to find an agreement, since he says he breaks the discussions. Where is it
a trading strategy? It is
all the more surprising that this idea triggers a controversy here, including
in his ranks. How can the President invite with great fanfare those who
still have on their hands the blood of the victims of 9/11?

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