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The
president of USA, George Bush has made the decision to postpone the beginning of
attacks on Afghanistan. If to trust London newspaper Evening Standard, air
strikes of bombers and rocket bombardments have been cancelled on October 2, on
Tuesday, after announcements of several allies of USA from among the
so-called Islamic countries that they doubt about necessity of the military
action against Afghans.
Sources
of the newspaper in Washington have informed, that exactly after the decision of
canceling impacts, US
Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
urgently took off to the East. Rumsfeld already arrived to Saudi Arabia.
As marks in this connection BBC, in Riyadh begins his tour over Middle East
during which he will meet political and military leadership of the countries of
region. According to American minister, USA quite manage a implicit consent of
Saudi Arabia to be the passive partner in campaign headed by Washington for
struggle against terrorism, and he will not insist on the greater. An overall
objective of visit of Rumsfeld is consolidation of relations with the Middle
East countries and establishment of connections with Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld
plans to visit Uzbekistan, Egypt and Oman that Washington source of the London
newspaper expressed, «to strengthen nerves in these countries».
According
to newspaper Evening Standard, in these circumstances, USA considers Uzbekistan
as the country on which position depends almost all success of operation. In
this country adjoining to Afghanistan, there are many air stations of the former
USSR, and they can be used for strategic bombers. Similarly Tony Blair, nearest
supporter Bush is also arranging unplanned visit to allies. His visit, according
to announcements the press-service of English Prime
Minister,
will begin on Thursday.
In
connection with the new decision of White House, it is still not clear, when
attacks will be made on Afghanistan. Many official representatives of USA
including high-ranking military, speak, that do not know how to regard
cancellation of the beginning of military actions. Thus, alongside with the
version «uncertainty in last minute», the variant is discussed that USA have
faced something more important, than simply uncertainty, before the unknown hour
«X». Sources of newspaper Evening Standard especially emphasize, that advisers
of Bush, offered to him to cancel all impacts some hours prior to their
beginning, insist now, that new date of war should not be appointed, while «all
will not be set on their places». But what stands after the words «all will
set on the places», till now is no clear.
Interestingly
in this connection and unexpected is the decision of USA to address to the NATO
for the help. As is known, more recently Washington in a pointed manner refused
to address for the help to the allies on the block, showing thus, that it has
all necessary political and military resources and is independent to begin and
win the war.
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