With the Taliban controlling part of Pakistan, they clearly are in a civil war status. Ralph Peters describes the reason why Pakistan’s Army can’t defeat the Taliban. The fact is many officers come form the areas the Taliban control and will not fight their relatives.
OUR diplomats and generals can’t understand why Pakistan’s million- man military avoids confronting the Taliban as the extremists tear into the country’s flesh.
Admiral Michael Mullen, our chairman of the Joint Chiefs and a superb officer, spends almost as much time in Islamabad as in Washington. And his Pakistani hosts make endless promises. But nothing much happens as the Taliban and their allies gobble territory. This week’s “offensive” to retake Buner province — almost within shouting distance of Pakistan’s capital — is a relatively small-scale operation.
Even Richard Holbrooke, our junkyard dog among diplomats, can’t get the Pakistanis off the dime. Our best and brightest shake their heads: Don’t the Pakistanis want to save their country?
Pakistan is a lost cause. We need to strengthen our ties with India. Why we give Pakistan money, is beyond me. It is useless and I say let Pakistan help themselves. As fro Al-Qaeda/Taliban getting Nukes, hey Iran will soon have them. Seriously, Pakistan is a disaster and I am tired of my tax money going to these scumbags.
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