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2009-03-04 Afghanistan
Avoiding Pakistan, New Supply Route to Afghanistan Opens
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Posted by tipper 2009-03-04 12:10|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 It might be worth inviting China to join NATO in Afghanistan - Stuff could then transit China too.
Posted by 3dc 2009-03-04 12:29||   2009-03-04 12:29|| Front Page Top

#2 I feel for the civil govt in Pakistan(Lame ducks) as their military/ISI are calling the shots!!!!

You could get the most pro western civil govt but will make no difference until the Mighty Pak army are crushed!!!
Posted by Paul2 2009-03-04 12:32||   2009-03-04 12:32|| Front Page Top

#3 3dc, have you looked at the road net from western China into Afghanistan and the ex-Soviet 'stans? It's not literally non-existent, but there's not much of anything out there. It makes the Caucasus look like the Baltimore Beltway. I can't find a single goddamn road directly from China to Afghanistan on the maps.
Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H.  2009-03-04 14:31|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]  2009-03-04 14:31|| Front Page Top

#4 There is no civil government in Pakistan. People who don't understand that don't understand Pakistan. There is the military/ISI sponsored and tolerated civilians who maintain the fiction of a civilian government. On the other side is the Taliban and their allies.

Both sides agree more than disagree. They all believe in Islam, sharia, and the 'Land of the Pure'. They believe that the Juice and the Hindooz are their mortal enemies. Both sets of leaders believe that the country should work for them.

Their disagreements are simple: they disagree on how much sharia and how quickly, they disagree on whether they should keep taking the money from gullible westerners, and they disagree on exactly who should wear the bejeweled turban and golden slippers. That's about it.
Posted by Steve White 2009-03-04 14:44||   2009-03-04 14:44|| Front Page Top

#5 is Pakistains AID gonna get cut off now?
Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-03-04 14:57||   2009-03-04 14:57|| Front Page Top

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