muse
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My point is that we should have a clear strategy before we demand our leaders to implement it. One would hope that the leaders would be the ones coming up with strategies but, since they clearly aren't, we have no choice but to brainstorm ourselves.
The Arab angle in the ongoing Afghan talks is unfortunate but I am not sure how much leeway Pakistan had in the matter. The US involvement is, of course, a given.
At any rate, we must go out of our way to assure the Iranians that this won't become an anti-Iran coalition. They are already antsy about losing Syria (and, therefore, Lebanon), so they will be very suspicious of a US/Arab partner in Afghanistan.
Our aims should be well defined: kill and deny operational space to anyone who kills Pakistanis. We can kill them within Pakistan, but we must also make sure our neighbors -- Iran and Afghanistan -- share our concerns and deny them sanctuary.
We can be rest assured that Karzai and the Khalqi crowd the US had to depend on to get things done, are going to go down fighting, it's that or back to driving taxi or cooking in cafes in the West ---- I think the Iranians will be assured when they see movement on the pipeline, but I do take your point.
Now about what you are not saying - , yes, Army - what's to be done about them?