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Afghanistan
U.S. Must Choose Between Afghanistan or Pakistan: Spanta
2014-01-31
[Tolo News] The U.S. must choose between having Afghanistan or Pakistain as a strategic partner before Kabul is willing to sign the Bilateral Security Agrement (BSA), Afghan National Security Advisor Dr. Rangeen Dadfar Spanta said on Thursday.
Can we choose Costa Rica?
Mauritania?
The way things are going with this administration, it'll be Iran.
Don't be absurd. Dr. Spanta. We are America, the former, and perhaps future, hegemon. Just as we are allied with both India and Pakistan, we can be allied with Afghanistan as well... and perhaps equally effectively.
Dr. Spanta emphasized that the U.S. knows Pakistain is the main "obstacle" to the Afghan government's peace talks with the Taliban, yet refuses to acknowledge it.

"The United States is trying to tell the world and the people of Afghanistan that both the wolf and the sheep are their strategic friends," Dr. Spanta said. "Afghanistan's Southern and Eastern borders have been under attack for years, and those who are under attack are our women and kiddies."

This week, reports were made in Kunar and Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
 provinces of increased rocket attacks originating from across the border in Pakistain. There have been a number of heated confrontations over the years between Afghan and Pak border outfits, but no resolution to the skirmishes has been found.

Although relations between Kabul and Islamabad seemed to be improving in the fall of 2013, with Pakistain participating in a number of bilateral discussions with the Afghan government about getting Taliban peace talks on track, Dr. Spanta's comments on Thursday made it clear that tensions were still high.

"One of the preconditions for signing the BSA is for the U.S. to choose a strategic partnership with one of the two," Dr. Spanta said regarding Afghanistan and Pakistain.
Posted by:Fred

#6   Italians bombing "Algeria?" don't quote me, with gas

The Ethernopians, that was.

Mussolini liked to fight opponents who were skinnier,
So he had his manager arrange a bout with Abyssinia

...

gut nuthin
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220   2014-01-31 23:43  

#5  I'm not trying to bum out your funny quote

But bombing really only works against an enemy of same technological advancement, and big industrial sectors. Hence why - didn't work in Nam. Worked a treat in Western Europe and Japan though.

Even back to the Italians bombing "Algeria?" don't quote me, with gas it didn't work.

If the West had focused far more on ground operations after ww2 there would be half the trouble.
Posted by: Devilstoenail   2014-01-31 22:30  

#4  Can't we just bomb them both?
Posted by: SteveS   2014-01-31 19:30  

#3  india
Posted by: irishrageboy   2014-01-31 16:32  

#2  Bet on Bammer choosing wrong; keeping his string of picks alive....
Posted by: USN, Ret. ontheroad   2014-01-31 08:02  

#1  Can we choose India only?
Posted by: Paul D   2014-01-31 05:04  

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