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2006-04-30 Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2006-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Excellent summary, Fred. I'd like to interject a bit of speculation. I think time is running out for both the Talibanis and Perv. I think the patience of high-level decision-makers in Washington has been totally exhausted with both. The next event will be a two-front war between the United States and India on one side, and the ISI and Pakistan on the other. The first indication that war has begun is the destruction of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. When China screams, we simply say we'll shut off oil supplies to China by invading Iran. China needs oil more than it needs the Paks.

Pakistan's army is equipped with old and outdated arms. India's equipment may be equally as old, but is much better maintained. We don't need to speculate on the status of US equipment. Such a war should be fought as a war of destruction, and we'll let the Indians decide how much rebuilding occurs after we whack all the mullahs, shut down the madrassahs that supply 90% of the Islamic cannon-fodder, and grind their "civilization" into dust. Maybe we'll divide the country equally between India and Afghanistan, and Pakiwakiland will disappear from the world maps.

Any scenario we come up with, we're going to have to become totally barbarian on our enemies, so they will know that messing with the US is not a smart thing to do.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-04-30 13:41|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-04-30 13:41|| Front Page Top

#2 In Pak-land and Wazoo, we have the same base situation for Al and the Qs, their cads and lackies, like Afghanistan used to be. It is a delicate and insane dance that we have been doing with Perv, while he carries around the jar of nitroglycerine that is Pakistan. If we maintain the status quo, then it will be a war of attrition against the Talibs and Paks in Wazoo. It will also be a war of attrition against us.

The bottom line is that these bases of operations across the Afghan border need to be destroyed or neutralized. Now how that all ties in with logistics through the NWFP into Afghanistan I do not know, but I imagine that it is a major factor in planning. Regardless, it is time to put these Lions of Islam on the defensive and serious hurt.

As is usual in this part of the world, Pakland runs on Saudi money, and others in the NWFP must run on the opium trade. Without Saudi money, Pakland would be a backwater. So interrupting the money flow should be one of our highest priorities.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2006-04-30 14:39|| 2006-04-30 14:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Wetworks on Saudi money men is a good start

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-30 15:30|| 2006-04-30 15:30|| Front Page Top

#4 They see the war against the Taliban as a replay of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, with themselves in the role of the mujaheddin and us in the role of the Russers.

Unfortunately for them, they have no one to play the supply role that the US played in that affair. Big damn oversight on their part.

Posted by BH 2006-04-30 16:06|| 2006-04-30 16:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Questions for Old Patriot and Fred - if the whole scenario plays out, and Pakistan disappears, how does it do so - in particular, how will the UN treat a completely different rearranging of national borders?

Has this question arising aside from very constrained or somewhat consenting arrangements (such as the old USSR, eastern Europe, Czech/Slovak????)

I guess what I'm getting at is that a dissolution of a UN member state could lead, certainly in a small, and possible a much larger way to the dissolution of the UN itself.

I think that may be one part of the end game, and not an altogether unworthy part at that.

Posted by Whong Whoting4646 2006-04-30 21:24|| 2006-04-30 21:24|| Front Page Top

#6 I got dibs on Spin Boldak.

Posted by RD 2006-04-30 21:32|| 2006-04-30 21:32|| Front Page Top

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