[eccr] Russian Media criticises US campaign

Title: Russian Media criticises US campaign

Russian Media criticises US campaign
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Russian media on 12 March voiced criticism of the US campaign in
Afghanistan. 'Izvestiya' predicted that "upon the withdrawal of the
Americans and foreign peacekeepers, a multinational country will be in
for either a new civil war or a break-up into several monoethnic
states." 

'Rossiiskaya gazeta,' meanwhile, criticised Washington's expansion of
the antiterror war. "Yes, some or other bandits can be eliminated; yes,
it is necessary to take up arms against those who do not want to agree
to co-operation and compromise, who have turned terror into their means
of subsistence and a way of life. However, is it worthwhile to take
pride in limited victories?" the official government daily asked. 

"Is it not time to sort out most seriously the deep-lying conflict
causes and try to understand why entire nations not only failed to
sympathise with the Americans but actually perceived the bandit
terrorist acts as retribution that they deserved", he stated. 


Source: http://www.rferl.org - RFE