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UNITED STATES NEEDS TO RE-INVENT ITS GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: An Analysis
South Asia Analysis Group (Indian intel?)Global War on Terrorism Cannot Be Exclusively United States- Centric: ... The international community was led to believe initially that once US military operations in Afghanistan were completed, it would tackle global terrorism threats elsewhere sequentially. India , China and Russia waited patiently for the above to happen. It never emerged. On the contrary, Pakistan which was the â Mecca â of global Islamic Jihad was kept out of the purview of the â4- Ds strategyâ on the pretext that tactically it was required for Afghanistan operations. Even when the American military operations were over in Afghanistan and Pakistanâs strategic utility in relation to it ceased, the United States continued to keep Pakistan out of any punitive reach for its direct role not only in 9/11 but also the Islamic Jehad it launched in India and the world over. This approach greatly devalued United States â commitment to the global war on terrorism in the perception of other countries that otherwise would have normally supported US efforts. To the people of countries which stood victimized by Islamic Jihadi terrorism, it was galling to see that because of US- centric policies, Pakistan as the main protagonist of global terrorism stood condoned. As long as the â4- Ds strategyâ remains United States- centric, the international community less Britain would be disinclined to actively cooperate with the United States despite the rhetoric and Joint Working Groups established with some countries to combat terrorism. The United States has to visibly display its commitment to wage a war on global terrorism by active assistance in restructuring it whether it is in Jammu and Kashmir ( India ), Chechnya (Russia) or Xingjian (China) or for that matter anywhere else. ... You get the flavor but still some interesting points are made... with far too much whining .. Posted by: 3dc 2005-07-22 |
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