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I have been complaining about the idea of refuge in Pakistan continuously. Refuge in another nation for those who mean to kill us, is WORSE than Vietnam. We have no business trying to conduct a war this way. History has already judged this means of fighting a war.
"The very object of war is to produce results by death and slaughter, but the moment a battle occurs the newspapers make the leader responsible for the death and misery, whether of victory or defeat. If this be pushed much further officers of modesty and virtue will keep away, will draw back in to obscurity and leave our army to be led by fools or rash men." William T
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Front Page Mag: Deadliest Afghan Bombing Points to Pakistan Posted by Ryan Mauro On Saturday, Pakistan showed how dismissive it is of U.S. pressure. Only days after Secretary State Clinton’s visit to Pakistan and one day prior to her trip to Afghanistan,...
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Front Page Mag: Is U.S. Set to Invade Pakistan? Posted by Stephen Brown American soldiers have launched a major operation this week that has seen hundreds of US and Afghan troops mass near Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan, raising suspicions...
- And Years After Iba Authors Have Been Railing About It ... The Political Class Pundit Advisory Crew Realizes....
Anthony Cordesman:we need plans that recognize the key focus of the war is not Afghanistan but Pakistan. Afghan instability is a problem, but the strategic center of gravity is Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation that acts as a sanctuary for al-Qaeda, the...
- Good News From The Obamanation
I like this idea. It looks like Obama really does intend to take the war to Pakistan to some limited degree. From Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will deploy 4,000 extra troops to train Afghan security forces in a revamp of its Afghan...
- The Terms For The Peace Between Pakistan And The Islamist Emirate Of Waziristan And Our Blood Enemies Of The Taliban And Al Qaeda
Thanks to the incomparable Roggio Pakistan's "truce with the Taliban is an abject surrender, and al-Qaeda has an untouchable base of operations in Western Pakistan which will only expand if not checked NWFP-Waziristan.gifThe news of the Pakistani...
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When will we recognize this is a world war, and act accordingly when called on
Another serious and urgent warning about Afghanistan
American efforts to restrict warfare and obey an archaic and defeatist version of rules will cost us our lives and freedomAnthony Cordesmann:
NO one can return from visiting the front in Afghanistan without realizing there is a very real risk that the United States and NATO will lose their war with Al Qaeda, the Taliban and the other Islamist movements fighting the Afghan government.Declassified intelligence made available during my recent trip there showed that major Al Qaeda, Taliban, Haqqani Network and Hezb-i-Islami sanctuaries exist in Pakistan, and that the areas they operate in within Afghanistan have increased fourfold over the last year.
I have been complaining about the idea of refuge in Pakistan continuously. Refuge in another nation for those who mean to kill us, is WORSE than Vietnam. We have no business trying to conduct a war this way. History has already judged this means of fighting a war.
Just to be clear, we are REPEATING VIETNAM IN AFGHANISTAN WITH OUR OWN PEOPLE'S SAFTEY AT RISK
"The very object of war is to produce results by death and slaughter, but the moment a battle occurs the newspapers make the leader responsible for the death and misery, whether of victory or defeat. If this be pushed much further officers of modesty and virtue will keep away, will draw back in to obscurity and leave our army to be led by fools or rash men." William T
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Front Page Mag: Deadliest Afghan Bombing Points to Pakistan Posted by Ryan Mauro On Saturday, Pakistan showed how dismissive it is of U.S. pressure. Only days after Secretary State Clinton’s visit to Pakistan and one day prior to her trip to Afghanistan,...
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Front Page Mag: Is U.S. Set to Invade Pakistan? Posted by Stephen Brown American soldiers have launched a major operation this week that has seen hundreds of US and Afghan troops mass near Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan, raising suspicions...
- And Years After Iba Authors Have Been Railing About It ... The Political Class Pundit Advisory Crew Realizes....
Anthony Cordesman:we need plans that recognize the key focus of the war is not Afghanistan but Pakistan. Afghan instability is a problem, but the strategic center of gravity is Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation that acts as a sanctuary for al-Qaeda, the...
- Good News From The Obamanation
I like this idea. It looks like Obama really does intend to take the war to Pakistan to some limited degree. From Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will deploy 4,000 extra troops to train Afghan security forces in a revamp of its Afghan...
- The Terms For The Peace Between Pakistan And The Islamist Emirate Of Waziristan And Our Blood Enemies Of The Taliban And Al Qaeda
Thanks to the incomparable Roggio Pakistan's "truce with the Taliban is an abject surrender, and al-Qaeda has an untouchable base of operations in Western Pakistan which will only expand if not checked NWFP-Waziristan.gifThe news of the Pakistani...