To: Straight Vermonter
There are rumors that the Pakistan force know almost all locations of Taliban hideouts in Pakistan, but because of the pro-Taliban generals, they are not hunted down. If a civil war occurs between the liberal group and the pro-Taliban group, this will have a great impact on future strategy depending on which side will win. If the pro-Taliban generals lose the battle, in power struggles or civil war, it may accelerate the hunt down of Taliban in Pakistan. If the liberal group lose, Pakistan might be a terrorist sponsor country allowing more flexibility for the terrorists in Pakistan, which will continue to threat coalition operations in Afghanistan, just like Iran and Syria have done against Iraq.
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02/18/2005 9:16:24 PM PST by
Wiz
To: Wiz
Pakistan is already a terrorist sponsor.The good thing for it is it's rulers have never been overtly anti-American like the Saudis .To be called a "real terrorist sponsor" ,you need to be as stupid as Iran or Syria to constantly p*** off Uncle Sam.Folks based in Pakistan are a big headache for American operations in Afghanistan-afterall,ordinary Uzbeks & Tajiks called the Taliban as Pakistanis.
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