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2009-03-11 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2009-03-11 06:08|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 Moderate Taliban is an oxymoron just like Presidential Leadership.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2009-03-11 06:19|| 2009-03-11 06:19|| Front Page Top

#2 Pakistan will get Afghanistan, if we're lucky. If not, al-Q will get it. As the author notes, the US has not been attacked since 9/11. India should take similar steps to assure it is not attacked in the future.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2009-03-11 07:19|| 2009-03-11 07:19|| Front Page Top

#3 What worries Indian policymakers is that none of this protects India.

Too bad Zero seems uninterested in furthering, or even maintaining, our good relationship with India. Sharing our immigration and inspection data with India - or better still, exchanging it - would be a fine opportunity all around.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-03-11 08:54|| 2009-03-11 08:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Hand it over to China or India or even Iran.
Not Pakiwakiland!

Posted by 3dc 2009-03-11 09:44|| 2009-03-11 09:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Is it just me, or is this just more of the complete stupid we have seen from this administration?

Posted by DarthVader 2009-03-11 10:04|| 2009-03-11 10:04|| Front Page Top

#6 Not many good options in Afghanistan or Pakiland. Wouldn't be surprised if someday they get themselves nuked.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-03-11 12:26|| 2009-03-11 12:26|| Front Page Top

#7 it's not just you darth

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-03-11 14:54|| 2009-03-11 14:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Before Musharaf, Pakistan leaders supported Taliban as part of their Pakistan-in-Depth policy. Under same, Taliban allowed al-Qaeda to run jihad camps in Afghanistan. Hussein O appears to be indulging a return to pre-911 positions.

Posted by Injun Hupaique4861 2009-03-11 15:53|| 2009-03-11 15:53|| Front Page Top

#9 PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > RUSSIA HAS "CHECHNYA PLY" FOR AFGHANISTAN. Contrary to its anti-US rhetoric, RUSSIA VIEWS ANY US = US-NATO, etc. DEFEAT IN AFGANISTAN AS A DE FACTO CATASTROPHE TO ITS NATIONAL + GEOPOL INTERESTS AS RUSSIA COVERTLY FEARS AN IMMEDIATE SPREAD + EXPANSION OF ISLAMIST-LED/CENTRIC MILITARISM THROUGHOUT CENTRL ASIA + CAUCASIA = RUSSIA'S MUSLIM EAST.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-03-11 19:16|| 2009-03-11 19:16|| Front Page Top

#10 3dc is right, but first Afghanistan and the Jihadis have to overwhelm Pakistan. Then either India or China and in all likelyhood both in kinda cooperation takeover Pakistan and the Ghan.

Posted by phil_b 2009-03-11 19:33|| 2009-03-11 19:33|| Front Page Top

#11 JM: Contrary to its anti-us rhetoric, russia views any us = us-nato, etc. Defeat in afganistan as a de facto catastrophe to its national + geopol interests as russia covertly fears an immediate spread + expansion of islamist-led/centric militarism throughout centrl asia + caucasia = russia's muslim east.

Joe's right about Russia not wanting Afghanistan to turn Taliban again. The question is what Putin is going to do about it.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2009-03-11 20:01|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2009-03-11 20:01|| Front Page Top

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Posted by john frum 2009-03-11 20:51|| 2009-03-11 20:51|| Front Page Top

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