ROME - "Although there are questions, as the president said Berlusconi, on the mission in Afghanistan, I do not think it's our turn now to undermine the efforts of those who has been there for so long." Defense Minister Ignazio La Russa responds at a distance, during the transmission of Belpietro on Channel 5, the concerns expressed by the Chairman of the Italian mission after the death of the Alpine Sanna.What we can do, he added, "is to establish conditions so that our military can operate in the best way." As for the grounds for withdrawal from Afghanistan, La Russa said that "We all ask ourselves every day, every minute. My answer thus far is identical to that given by the President of the Council, we are there as part of an international mission and we will come away when he does the rest of the mission.
" 'The situation - said the minister - is rapidly changing, and we believe, the military commanders report that this is the result of advanced international mission. As long as the Gulistan or Bala Murghab there were no Afghan or Western military, the insurgents had no reason to attack now that we have occupied the area, kept the outposts, enabled thousands of Afghans to return to their villages, it is clear that those who do not want to stabilize Afghanistan and reacts like a wounded wolf attacks desperately in every way.
" The minister reiterated that: "While on the one hand decreased the threat posed by IEDs, improvised explosive devices, for a series of countermeasures taken, on the other side is a growing threat from firefights with small arms and attacks on the outposts, "as in the past, when there was a sort of attack that closely resembles that of the suicide bombers, although in this case the attacker is rhyming and has managed to escape alive" after hitting "in a treacherous ".
After military leaders called yesterday, "I gave the addresses - said La Russa, now the House report on the killing of the Alpine Luke Sanna - is that you seek appropriate countermeasures. I want to know the details - he added - the conditions in these outposts of a few square meters, where the Italians go perhaps too many long days, with help from Afghan soldiers in that case it was the opposite of help.
It is debatable - he added - about how this new phase, as the best counter a threat that has changed. " La Russa said he heard the call General Petraeus, commander of the ISAF mission, to "reaffirm the need that even in western Afghanistan, where the Italian soldiers are deployed, there is the same index and therefore dangerous Helmand any countermeasure taken there must be planned at least for our area.
" Where, despite the dangers, "it's amazing the level of morale of our boys. They - said the minister - who lend us courage."
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