That is what Obama wants. Mushy made the same argument to Bush and while "agreements" were made between the GoP and the tribes, they were all empty: the foreign militants stay until the PA kills them or kicks them out.
Kindly refer to him as General (retired) Musharraf, or at least Musharraf. Show some respect.
I don't believe those foreign militants should be roaming in our tribal areas (exploiting the kindness and hospitality of Pashtun honor-based culture). Not unless they have Visa for Pakistan.
Problem is that many of them are remnants from 1980s. The entire world forgot about these fighters, and no attention was given to them. This was a huge mistake which we are paying for.
I understand that Iraqis now refer to American troops as "guests".
I don't know why I find that uber hard to believe, but so be it. We're discussing Afghanistan, and I'm sure the average Afghan doesnt want foreign troops in their country; nor do they want foreign militants either.
I think the GoP needs to make more efforts here. It's your country, after all....
too many political distractions, tug-of-wars and dramas unfolding at this time.
Army is effectively the only institution having good results in war against terrorism. Just the other day we recovered arms cache not far from Kurram Agency - which is where I hail from.
As opposed to McCain, Obama promised during his campaign to act unilaterally in Pakistan if necessary. He reaffirmed that in his speech earlier this week. I don't like that, but that is the situation.
if you're going to call us a "Major Non-NATO Ally" then you should heed to our concerns.
You must do that.
"Lie" is pretty strong, are you sure it's not merely ignorance?
well, on certain things I think it's lies....ignorance is also to blame. This is a very complicated conflict. It isn't just black and white. It requires strong knowledge of the geographical, geo-political, ethnical, and other history of the region.
What really irritates me is when they say that taleban could take over Pakistan or take over the nukes. These are just scenarios from Tom Clancy novel. No relevance or credibility.
In what way? I'm not sure that the Bush Administration ever believed total victory if Afghanistan was desirable or even possible without slowly building Afghan institutions
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Iraq was a costly distraction, and american tax payers are facing the brunt. Like i said, i sympathize with the Americans. They are also facing difficult times, with unemployment still at 12%
It's sad to see another Vietnam/Soviet type situation that they are/will face.
And the U.S. would not have kept fifty thousand troops in Afghanistan merely to serve on border patrol.
that's true. But more troops on the porous and long border would make huge difference.
I think U.S. should also sell us (armed) drone technology. It would show that U.S. trusts us, and we could show U.S. that based on credible ground intelligence we will act wherever the enemy hides.
I am from FATA. FATA areas are a paradise for guerilla fighters, due to the vast hills, valleys, and rugged mountains.
With a very cold winter approaching, this is the time to really go after them, before they "hibernate" till spring.
No, I made a conscious decision to read books rather than magazines some time ago so I can develop a different perspective on current events.
Fair enough. But you should read the article when you get a chance. Go to the American University library and walk on the 1st floor and look on the left. All the magazines are there, you can read them for free.
