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The German government said that relying on military means can not win the war in Afghanistan

Zhong Guangwang Beijing December 12, said the German government sources, relying on military means no chance of winning the war in Afghanistan, but should support the Afghan economic development.

According to Reuters news agency reported today, the German Defense Minister Gutenberg suddenly on the 11th arrived in Afghanistan, in addition to hold talks with Afghan leaders on the ground know the situation in Afghanistan, but also regards as part of the German NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Gutenberg In an interview with Germany’s ZDF television interview said, “absolutely impossible to rely on military means to win the war in Afghanistan, but should provide assistance to Afghanistan in support of economic development in Afghanistan.” In response to a reporter’s question whether Germany will meet the President of the United States Olympic Bama ask the European allies to send more troops to Afghanistan are also questions, Gutenberg refused to express any opinion on this, he said, “At present, NATO troops in Afghanistan should provide protection to civilians, to help train the Afghan armed forces.” He It also said that “NATO must find reasonable grounds to withdraw from Afghanistan, rather than sending new troops back to Afghanistan.”

Reported that the German troops in Afghanistan at present has 4400 people, is the third largest military force in Afghanistan, NATO.

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Democratic members of the United States proposed to introduce a “Afghan war tax”

November 21 the U.S. House of Representatives of many powerful Democrats issued a joint statement, it is recommended for the war in Afghanistan, to the people surtax in order to reduce the government’s budget deficit.

According to Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao,” reported that funding for the current U.S. war in Afghanistan reached 68 billion U.S. dollars a year. This proposed decree, if implemented, annual income 150000-250000 U.S. dollars of the American middle class, the payment of income tax from the current 28% to 29.5%; annual salary of 25 million U.S. dollars in high-income earners, they pay income tax from the current 33% to 36.6%. That year’s income of 15 million dollars of the people, the income tax from the current 15% to 15.15%.

The joint statement said: “Whether or not support the war, the war should be crushed, they must pay the expenses.”

The proposed this “shared sacrifice Act 2010″ by the House Appropriations Committee Chairman Aobei Yi, Appropriations Committee Chairman of the Panel Murtha defense affairs, as well as the House Financial Services Committee Chairman Frank and others concerned.

The United States-led war in Afghanistan has entered its ninth year, President Obama will announce within weeks whether to send more troops to Afghanistan.

Democrats suggested that the war starting in 2011 imposed additional tax, but Obama could be the weak U.S. economy as a consideration to postpone by one year so that people dissatisfied with the implementation of this Act.

The Act provides that after the terrorist attacks in the 911 U.S. military personnel fighting in the war, their families, as well as the families of U.S. troops killed in action will be exempted from paying a war surtax.

The statement said: “The real for our military involvement in Iraq and the war in Afghanistan to pay the price the military families. We believe that since Yao Da war, we should have shared the burden, this is only fair.”

The statement pointed out, the huge military spending “will run out of funds to rebuild the economy”, led the Government to revive the economy can not be implemented health care reform, technical training schemes. But the multi-predicted probability of the implementation of the Act is equivalent to zero.

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Chavez says ready to go to war with Colombia

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on the 8th order, Venezuela, the army should come for a possible military conflict with Colombia to prepare. He said that the United States trying to provoke a conflict between the South American countries, Venezuela, the army should prepare for it.

According to the Associated Press reported, Chavez said Venezuela and Colombia, as tensions between the two countries escalated, Venezuela and Colombia to war. He also warned that if the conflict between the two countries, “will affect the entire South American continent.”

Chavez in his weekly television and radio address to the officers, said, “The best way to avoid war is to make adequate preparations.”

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has denied the “Colombia and Venezuela there is the danger of war,” saying, adding that he would Organization of American States and the United Nations Security Council to protest against Chavez’s remarks,

Colombia and the United States October 30 in Bogota, Colombia signed a military bases agreement. Under the agreement, Colombia, to allow American forces on its territory of seven military bases in the anti-drug and the fight against terrorist activities. To the U.S. are stationed in Costa Rica for up to 800 soldiers and 600 civilian personnel implementing cooperation contracts.

The agreement has been strong opposition from many countries in Latin America.

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Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iran, in essence, fighting of proxy wars

Saudi Air Force windAccording to Microsoft, the U.S. National Broadcasting Company reported that November 5, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, on the neighbors and the extremists are very concerned about rampant violence, due to fear of its impact to their own internal security situation in Yemen, a Saudi soldier was killed by rebels after the , Saudi Arabia to send Air Force planes, right across the border to launch attacks on rebel areas in northern Yemen, to help suppress the increasingly powerful Shia neighbor rebellion. Analysts said Saudi Arabia and Iran would just another proxy war.

Caused by air strikes on rebels blow

Confirmed that a senior adviser to the Saudi government, said Saudi Arabia is working with the Yemeni large-scale military operations in border areas, they may send more troops there will be further. He said: “This is an ongoing action, aimed at ending the problem our borders, the Saudi armed forces military cooperation with Yemen.” Secretary of Defense denied that Saudi Arabia, but Yemen, in Yemen to take action in the argument.

In the past few months, Hussey rebels in northern Yemen with the Yemeni government troops clashed constantly. They claim that their needs have been neglected by the Government of Yemen, the Government is working with regard Shiites as heretics allied to hardline Sunni. They also said that the Saudi air strikes hit the north of their positions at five locations, a lot of casualties, some people’s homes were destroyed. A spokesman Mohammed Hussain – Salam, said: “Saudi fighters throwing bombs to the crowded office, including a market. Even though they claim that objective is to us, but, like the Government as the indiscriminate killing of civilians.” Raid ago, Saudi Arabia the border had fired hundreds of rounds of artillery shells, there is no information on casualties.

2 Saudi diplomat said Saudi Arabia “wind” and the F-15 fighter planes bombed targets in Yemen, causing heavy casualties to the rebels. More Army and Special Forces will be moved to the north of Yemen, and Yemen border, has been ahead of the evacuation of several Saudi cities and towns.

Yilangshate another proxy war

Yemen weak central government unable to control outside the capital region, is now working with the north and south of the separatist rebel fighting. More disturbing from the “base” a threat to the organization. United States is worried the conflict could spread to Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, at the same time worried that a “base” of the second heaven.

The attack immediately caused great concern all parties, is considered another between Iran and Saudi Arabia, a proxy war. Shiite Iran is considered to support the insurgency in northern Yemen, while the Sunni Saudi Arabia is the biggest rival of Iran in the Middle East, they are an important ally of the Government of Yemen. London think-tank the International Crisis Group Middle East deputy director of the project Yost -said that his Government has openly accused Iran of providing weapons for the rebels, but there is no conclusive evidence to support this view. He believes that Iran might like to see such a scene, but can not say that they supported the rebellion in Yemen. Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Simon – Henderson also believes that there is no conclusive evidence that Iran aided the rebellion in Yemen, Saudi Arabia can only be seen as a proxy war with Iran.
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