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2007-02-13 India-Pakistan

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-02-13 12:56|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Sounds like Perv needs to grow a pair and decide whose side he is on. How long does he think he can straddle this fence?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-02-13 15:39|| 2007-02-13 15:39|| Front Page Top

#2 How long?
Given that both the Army and the Air Force have refused direct orders to crack down on these groups, I think Perv needs to pack his bags and fly to a country with no Muslims.

Al

Posted by Frozen Al 2007-02-13 16:16|| 2007-02-13 16:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, Perv's parents live in the US and his only son is a Boston resident as well

Posted by john 2007-02-13 16:29|| 2007-02-13 16:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Everything he does must have balance to achieve the ultimate goal: for Perv to have total control over his country. The US sees this desire as aligned with our own interests, so we generally back his play, even give him advice, in navigating the political minefield.

But the stronger he gets, the more stable Pakland gets, and the less able the fanatics are to use it for a base, training area and recruiting ground.

The only way he can even confront a madrassas now is because he humiliated the extremist religious parties in the debate over women's rights. And every other thing he does is based on several of his earlier victories.

He has also overextended himself several times and had to back down.

So always remember it is a process. The end result will be a stable, more secular Pakistan that it a US ally, if he wins. If he loses, we face another Taliban government hosting al-Qaeda openly, national hostility to the US, loss of regional security with a big gain by China, and maybe tens of thousands more radicals being generated from the madrassas.

To win we must be patient and determined. Bush and company have been very effective so far.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-02-13 17:02|| 2007-02-13 17:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, I thought the title was Perv Has Been Pickled

Posted by Captain America 2007-02-13 18:28|| 2007-02-13 18:28|| Front Page Top

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