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Posted by ClearAspect on Mon Jul 26 14:57:45 2010, in response to Wikileaks says Pakistan was secretly helping the Taliban, posted by Olog-hai on Mon Jul 26 02:40:13 2010. This looks like a job for Captain Obvious....Ok enough joking, let's be real, I think even the dumbest redneck down in the bayou could tell you that Pakistan at least internally is working on both ends. It works to their benefit to do so. By at least on the surface supporting the US in their fight against the Taliban and having those who hate the taliban in the Military they get the funding for the US, by helping the Taliban they keep instability in the region which for those who want to keep power is a good thing. If Afghanistan were stable and could reap profits from the materials they could grow and mine it could be a problem for Pakistan (and Iran) especially if the Afghani government didn't like Pakistan and forged alliances with not only the US but India. I always said this, the biggest mistake made when it came to fighting Al Qaeda was we didn't take it seriously enough. What I mean was, we should've never tried to Negotiate with the taliban, we should've struck hard, and with a lot more in terms of troop levels i.e. 500-700K troops. Hit hard, hit fast, and never gave the taliban / Al Qaeda forces time to even get to Pakistan. If we took this war seriously from the outset, we wouldn't be where we are now. Afghanistan was and is more important that Iraq. |
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