By Prensa Latina,
Washington : US President elect barrack Obama is studying a regional strategy for the war in Afghanistan, while he is willing to hold negotiations with Iran about that conflict, The Washington Post daily said on Tuesday.
According to the newspaper, Obama has planned to send additional troops to the central Asian nation, to stop Osama Bin Laden, leader of Al Qaeda.
In his opinion, the administration of President George W. Bush made an unrealistic promise of building a modern democracy in that country.
The objective should be to found a stable nation that does not threaten the US interests and rejects AL Qaeda organization and Islamic extremism, said the 47-year-old politician.
According to Obama’s advisors, he does not rule out contacts with countries as Iran and Syria, something stated during his electoral campaign.
The United States and Iran agree in not wanting Sunni extremists controlling Afghanistan, a source told the Post.
However, it is still too soon to know how the new administration would do to negotiate with Iran about Afghanistan, because there have been no diplomatic relations between both States since 1979, a source told the daily.
The Afro-American politician’s advisors said he was willing to support the talks started by the Afghan government and the “reconcilable” elements of Taliban.
The US Central Command new chief, Gen. David Petraeus, who will continue in this post when Obama assumes his post on January, shares the president elect’s regional strategy.