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2008-02-13 India-Pakistan

Pakistan army failures 'put the West in peril'

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Posted by john frum 2008-02-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Instead of throwing money into Pakistan's army we should let it fall apart (accelerate it if we can) and in the meantime put money in the Afghan Army and have it invade Pakistan and conquer the tribal zone.

Pakistan is a state who needs fundamentalism for its survival. Without it Pahstoons, Balochs and Sindhs would notice tehy have no business staying in Pakistan and its elites, specially their military/ISI elites would lose their lucrative positions. A strong Afghanistan could be an enemy while Pakistan is s structural one.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-02-13 05:19|| 2008-02-13 05:19|| Front Page Top

#2 The West remains at constant risk of large-scale al-Qa'eda terrorist attacks because the Pakistani military requires years of training before it will be able to combat militancy

Also putting the West at constant risk: The funding of al-Qa'eda terrorist attacks by the Pakistani military.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-02-13 09:21|| 2008-02-13 09:21|| Front Page Top

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