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Ryan: Afghan tragedy is ‘regretful’

March 12, 2012 By WRN Contributor

Congressman Paul Ryan says the weekend tragedy of 16 Afghan civilians, including women and children being killed by an American soldier, is “regretful” but not a reason to pick up and leave the country after years of policy work.

“We are sticking with our timeline because to have a precipitous withdrawal could cave the whole thing in,” Ryan says, referring to the stability of the country. He also says it’s important to give to the Afghan government a chance to succeed in what could become a “hotbed” for terrorism.

It’s his conclusion that the US can have “a limited footprint” in Afghanistan, to counter another potential attack on the US.

The Janesville Republican says Afghanistan is a tribal culture, unlike Iraq, where a new central government could replace the old one. He says trying to do the same thing would be like “trying to jam a square peg into a round hole.”

Tom Karkow-WRJN

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