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 Amid Tensions, Pakistan Moves TroopsPosted on Dec 26, 2008
In a rebuke to U.S. interests in the region and amid growing tensions between two nuclear powers, Pakistan is moving its forces from its border with Afghanistan—where Pakistani troops are fighting against the Taliban—and restricting soldiers from going on leave, as fears of conflict with India continue to grow.
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By PatrickHenry, December 27, 2008 at 3:16 pm Link to this comment
We need to finish this operation. The area needs to be overwhelmed and then we need to withdraw.
Holding static positions in Iraq and Afghanistan is foolish and has created a cause against us.
Report thisBy Bea, December 26, 2008 at 9:57 pm Link to this comment
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According to Richard Engel, the chief correspondent for NBC, “there are bout 22 thousand Pakistani troops along the border with Afghanistan. US’ troops are in the other side of the border” that is, Pakistani troops are in one side of the border, in Pakistan, US is in the other side.
The area of the middle, between the two borders, is where “the fighting with the Taliban is going on.” The fight is backed up by the Pakistani troops, who are fighting the Taliban.
The move of the Pakistani troops give Taliban a “more free area to operate” and “75% of US’ supplies for Afghanistan goes through Karachi” and basically goes through the area that was “protected.”
Now that the Pakistani troops aren’t there who’ll help protect the convoys? It is an essential route for supplies.
Report thisBy Fadel Abdallah, December 26, 2008 at 7:14 pm Link to this comment
Below are two links to two important articles which establish the Israeli, American and British connections to the recent flaring in Indo-Pakistani conflict. These are the same familiar colonial powers at the root of the major world conflicts, both old and modern!
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* India’s Reckless Road To Washington Through Tel Aviv By Vijay Prashad
http://www.countercurrents.org/prashad261208.htm
The costs of the Tel Aviv-New Delhi-Washington axis are too much to bear, at least for India. India cannot afford to mimic Israel’s failed neighborhood
policy, nor can it follow the U. S. example that seeks to solve its problems by aerial bombardment. South Asia requires a regional solution to what is without doubt a regional problem
* Mumbai Massacre Calls For A Probe Of British Role
By Ramtanu Maitra
http://www.countercurrents.org/maitra261208.htm
A thorough investigation of the Mumbai massacre is the only way to prevent another such attack. That must include a probe of a possible British role in the incident.
Report thisBy libertarian, December 26, 2008 at 5:03 pm Link to this comment
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Pakistan’s movement of military assets to the frontier areas near India are hardly a “rebuke to the United States.” They have their own longstanding security issues. To put everything, always, in terms of what the US wants is to misunderstand recent world history. This is a dangerous aspect of self-importance.
The real danger in such a border conflict, if it involves air power, is that conditions have changed drastically since the 90’s firefights over the direction of Kashmir. The use of nuclear weapons, if that should come about, will be initiated by Pakistan. The reason is that India since around 2005 has entered into an aggressive program of mutual-production, with Russia, of advanced jet interceptor-fighter aircraft. These include especially the Sukhoi designed SU-30MK1, now being manufactured under license in India. These aircraft, with their newest engine refit w/swivel-vectoring thrusters, is far superior to anything Pakistan would be able to send to the conflict. This mk1 version of the “Flanker” class fighters is in fact as capable in most respects to anything the West has to offer. This imbalance in air power and a resulting humiliation of Pakistan would possibly trigger an emotion-based (sound familiar?) nuclear strike by Pakistan. Any resulting exchange on a moderate scale would yield prob. 20 million rotting corpses.
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