‘Inept’ US cannot fix Afghanistan: top Saudi prince
15 May 2010 RIYADH - An “inept” United States cannot fix Afghanistan’s problems and should simply focus on “chasing the terrorists” there, former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki al-Faisal said on Saturday.
The ex-Saudi ambassador to the United States also challenged Washington to produce results in just-started Palestinian-Israel peace talks, and accused US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of undermining efforts to establish a Middle East nuclear-free zone.
In a speech to a Riyadh audience which included numerous diplomats, Turki said the US-led NATO troop presence in Afghanistan has irrevocably alienated the Afghan people and has no hope of rebuilding the country. More >>>
