Mav3rick
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How? That's the question. Pakistan's only bargaining chip was that NATO supply route. Now that is gone too. While NATO is incurring high costs, it hasn't collapsed. Which means it has enough financial cushion that it has not told any of its payers upon which it can establish a strong alternate route through CAR countries and Russia. Once the Northern Link firms up, even if it is more expensive, it would be a big big loss to Pakistan's strategic influence and bargaining cards.
NATO supply routes were never closed, the statements by Government were blatant and repeated lies. Land routes were blocked but Air corridor was allowed throughout the course of these statements and this air corridor, while being a lot more expensive then the ground route, is still much cheaper and faster then getting in the stuff through any alternate route. Quite a lot of stuff was also let through in guise of Afghan trade transit!
This is also proof that our Government and Military deliberately misguide us, keep us in the dark to please the US, in other words they continue to please their master while we burn and suffer.
In that past, the region was not close to an intra-regional war like today it is. Neither the NATO would back down nor the Mullas would. Which means Pakistan is naturally going to be sucked into combat whether they like it or not... unless of course, they manage to find some other bargaining chips.
Any ideas for them?
NATO/US would not back down? Last I checked the NATO that invaded Afghanistan and Iraq had already left both countries, there's only 3-4 US allied countries that are still there to lick their masters *****! But the US is defeated and backing down, so are the allies!
The Talibaan knew that it was only a matter of time, they held the mighty US at stalemate and, well, truth is that the US blinked. Now what we wait for is to see whether the US gets a, somewhat, graceful exit or they get thrown out disgracefully.
NATO is incurring costs that it can incur. They're not the tolerant types in this field, if you get my gist. Surely there's something they know that Pakistan and others don't know, which means they would already be active in speeding up Northern Link connection. If that becomes successful pertaining to Russia's demands, it would mean a lot of trouble for Pakistan's negotiating committee in Foreign Affairs department.
Already answered in the beginning of my response to this post .