Posted on 09/20/2008 6:18:09 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Will US physical entry in to Pakistan actually help in suppressing the resistance to occupation of Afghanistan and bring peace to the region? If yes, let's do it. However, it will only radicalize the population, leaving no other option with Washington but to declare Pakistan a 'rogue state'. The premise for US entry is that Pakistan Army is either incapable or unwilling to 'clean up the mess'.
Then, does the US Army plan to do this in conjunction with Pakistan Army or in spite of it? It should now be abundantly clear that joint US-Pakistan ground operations in side our borders are not acceptable to this nation and its armed forces. Any other idea is wishful. Even aerial targeting is now not tolerable. We cannot, any more, continue to pretend that this was not happening. We were slowly and helplessly maneuvered in to such a compromising position that we even owned up some of their strikes killing many innocent citizens, and paid heavily in reprisals. Has this seven years' strategy made any headway?
Today, the US Dept of Defense and the Pentagon accept that they are not winning, but given more of the same they could do it. Afghanistan is not controllable, and they insist that if the war were spread into Pakistan, peace would prevail; Vietnam logic? Have the consequences been forgotten?
Will this spread be controllable? Will the operations then extend into Peshawar and beyond? How many more men and dollars will be pumped in, and coffins pumped out? Is there an end in sight? Does this make sense? Is anyone listening? Hello!
(Excerpt) Read more at nation.com.pk ...
Hello!
Time to grab the Pak nukes.
“Is anyone listening?”
No.
I’m going to sleep so well once Obamma is in the Oval Office. I know he’ll be able to go over and “unconditionally” sit down and talk to these guys.
ping.
Ping.
Mr. Aziz, do you agree with the Bush Doctrine?
The war against Global Jihad (let’s stop calling it “War on Terrorism”, it fools no one) can only be won if the Jihadis have no sanctuary anywhere.
Good lord..where is the barf alert? Isn’t it typical, that this Islamist writer would publish this rubbish in a liberal rag!!
The solution is obvious and is being implemented. We form an formal miltary alliance with India, install missile defense, let the Pakis go radical, and then let India take them apart with US air cover. Game over.
That is what will happen under McCain/Palin. Won’t even get into what will happen under the Meccachurian candidate...
1. Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela, Russia, China, Pakistan, Muslim Terrorists, Jailed prisoners, Illegal Aliens, Liberals, Socialists and Communists were ALL GONE! Vanished! The world might actually start to look and feel better!
That’s pretty much what the author says is happening.
That’s pretty much what the author says is happening. But, of course, he sees it as the problem not the solution.
When did the DoD announce we were losing in Afghanistan?
OH OH
Thanks for the ping JJ it going get realllyyyyy hairy
It was The Nation magazine, I'm pretty sure Obama has a gratis lifetime subscription!
"This or something like this is what our enemies might be contemplating. The US cannot continue its domination of the region without subjugating the Pakistani nation. A nuclear Pakistan cannot now be subdued through political means alone; therefore some violent methods will have to be employed to end the game. May Allah grant us the wisdom and strength to handle these issues. This is not a time for political bickering and infighting. Perhaps this is the most critical period of our history, a time when we need to be giving strength to each other; a time to hold hands. We have never been confronted directly by an enemy this size. Our internal cohesion is critical to our survival. We have no friends around who would come and put things right for us. Lets' do it."
Well, he ends with a bang. Hard to wade through this thing, but the last line somehow reminds me of an Obama/Nike campaign slogan.
If Pakistan will not destroy Al-Qaeda inside their OWN country, it leaves America no choice but to perform operations inside Pakistan, or at least Waziristan. If Pakistan threatens retaliation again, we must, we must, see it as they are giving Al-Qaeda a safehaven, and they must be considered a target, not an ally. It would be easier if the Pakistani military joins with America in operations, but if not, that can not stop our destuction of Al-Qaeda. Al-Qaeda poses too much of a threat to give them any safehaven anywhere in the world.
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