India Mulls Stationing of Ground Forces in Afghanistan

[Yaduveer]

You got confused.

India has a strong relationship with the USA.

Whereas Saudi Arabia is the USA's pet dog.

You nailed it ..

 

[Secur]

Fact 4: Reports indicate that the Pentagon wants to keep between 6,000 and 20,000 US troops in Afghanistan until at least 2024.

Does it matter even ? They can continue with this sort of presence till 2050 , the situation will remain the same or most probably worsen !

A million couldn't do jack in a decade with all the military might and war machinery , only delusionals would attach any hope with a token presence if any after 2014 mostly confined to scattered bases around Afghanistan or training the sorry excuse for an army which isn't ready even today . Mr.Karzai's statements about Americans negotiating for bases have been strongly denied by the U.S. high command .

 

[INDIC]

USA has strong relationships with Saudi Arabia and India behave like USA's pet dog.

America has military bases in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, not in India.

 

[Secur]

America has military based in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, not in India.

Where exactly ?

 

[Yaduveer]

Does it matter even ? They can continue with this sort of presence till 2050 , the situation will remain the same !

A million couldn't do jack in a decade with all the military might and war machinery , only delusionals would attach any hope with a token presence if any after 2014 mostly confined to scattered bases around Afghanistan or training the sorry excuse for an army which isn't ready even today . Mr.Karzai's statements about Americans negotiating for bases has been strongly denied by the high command .

I think you did not read the article properly. Read that again.

What you are calling token force,It would remain same level of force as it was in Year 2006. Okies!

USA never has MILLION force in Afghanistan , It was always 'token force.'

 

[INDIC]

Where exactly ?

They vacated Shamsi airbase recently.

 

[Yaduveer]

Fact 5: The "support" mission will not necessarily be small, nor will it be free of combat missions.

A "support" mission sure sounds more reassuring than a combat mission, right? Sounds like only a few troops will remain behind to support the Afghan security forces?

Any close reading of the US public position on its post-2014 mission in Afghanistan immediately dispells such consoling thoughts. Just look at the plans General John Allen has proposed for the US enduring presence, listed above. Each of the Pentagon's proposals include a counterinsurgency element. In fact, the 6,000 troop plan, which the White House is said to favor, prioritizes direct counterinsurgency missions over logistical support and training for the Afghan security forces, even though it is supposedly for the latter reason that US officials claim an enduring presence is necessary. Meanwhile, the plan involving the largest amount of troops adds a patrol capacity, which is clearly a combat, not a support, capacity. It is likely that a combat capacity is emphasized in the Pentagon's plans due to a recognition that the Afghan security forces, even after a decade of training, are far from ready to take over security for the country.

Further, the US "support" mission in Iraq serves as an example and a warning for the continued US military presence in Afghanistan. The combat mission in Iraq supposedly ended in August 2010, at which point troop levels were brought down to 50,000. In October 2011, over a year later, there were still about 45,000 troops left in Iraq. Furthermore, these supposedly non-combat troops would engage in combat missions and were described as having a "combat capacity" by administration officials, including former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in which they engage in "targeted counterterrorism operations" and work and fight alongside Iraqi security forces. In light of this, "support" seems to be nothing more than a euphemism for extended combat.

Per a previous agreement between the US and Iraqi governments, all US troops were supposed to leave Iraq at the end of 2011. That didn't stop the Obama administration from trying to pressure the Iraqi government to extend the deadline, allowing the US to leave up to 10,000 troops indefinitely. Fortunately, this plan has been abandoned, and all but about 150 US troops attached to the US Embassy left on time. But a similar fight over keeping to a deadline for withdrawal may erupt in the future over Afghanistan--whenever a deadline is, in fact, established.

 

[Secur]

They vacated Shamsi airbase recently.

Even that was a long time ago

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Mr.Dog i think i should put you in my ignore list. You are chasing me around in the forum like a thirsty dog , childish attempts of provoking me.

Oh this lil **** has a mouth..

 

[INDIC]

Even that was a long time ago

How long, last year

Does it matter even ? They can continue with this sort of presence till 2050 , the situation will remain the same or most probably worsen !

A million couldn't do jack in a decade with all the military might and war machinery , only delusionals would attach any hope with a token presence if any after 2014 mostly confined to scattered bases around Afghanistan or training the sorry excuse for an army which isn't ready even today . Mr.Karzai's statements about Americans negotiating for bases have been strongly denied by the U.S. high command .

Until Afghanistan won't get stable, stability in Pakistan is a distant dream. That stability won't come with Taliban takeover of Afghanistan since your region has already have TTP.

 

[Marwat Khan Lodhi]

Oh this lil b.tch has a mouth..

Hindus are talking and leaving ur women... go save them.

Your brigadier papa has not taught you any manners......forward my salam to him

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Your brigadier papa has not taught you any manners......forward my salam to him

And your papa has taugh you to start hurling abuses when you run out of arguements... no salam for him...

 

[Aka123]

Your brigadier papa has not taught you any manners......forward my salam to him

Ignore undesired posts and you'll see how everything automatically stops.

 

[Kaniska]

There are 200 million Muslims in India. If 5% Muslims support Taliban and Al-qeada then India will rock.

Please do not include our Indian brothers with you guys Talibani minded nations....We are proud and trust them of our Muslim heritage and Indian Muslim brothers too...If Indian Muslim would have tried sabotage Indian unity, they would have tried to do since long time back....But they have not done it as of now and also will not do in future....India helping Afganistan GOV is not against any Muslim people it is to help Indian asset and the same Muslim Indian people who will be threatened by Taliban......

That is a very serious call to make.

You don't want to be cleaning up the mess after America leaves. We saw what happened last time, after Afghanistan was left in a mess by foreign powers.

I donot think even Indian GOV will send its force anytime in near future...Rather Indian may provide additional military assistance
and training to their Army.....This will be real foolish to send Indian Army to an area where there is nothing to gain from that exercise...

 

[OrionHunter]

@Hyperion

What was this cartoon supposed to mean? I thought that was in very bad taste especially considering that you are a very senior member!