Nuclear fears prompt Pakistan to prepare attack on Taleban – Times Online
The Taliban are relentless and the Pakistani’s may not have the will power to stop them. They already gave them concessions rather than resistance.
Thousands of Pakistani troops were massing for an assault on Taleban positions 65 miles from the country’s capital last night after giving the insurgents 24 hours to withdraw from their advanced positions or face attack.
The threat of force follows a stern warning from American policymakers that Islamabad was doing too little to stem a growing militant insurgency.
Only knowledge and understanding will help us out in our dealings with Asia. Talk to someone who has been there. You probably know someone, or at least someone who knows someone who has been there. Ask them what the people are like and what their opinion is of what we should do.
See if you don’t run across some surprises…
It the US didn’t fuck up everything it touches in the Mid East, perhaps there wouldn’t be a Taliban at all.
Get energy independence ad GTFO.
#19 unlikely as they really do not support education. More likely will acquire it. Nonetheless they will have considerable “voice” with a nuke.
You can bet those nuclear weapons will be making a trip to Iran, not launched toward India. They need to be taken out, the Pakistani Army can’t win because half supports the Taliban. This is one case a tactical small yield device maybe necessary while the weapons are centralized.
#4 Well, if his current behaviour gives a clue, I wouldn’t count on Obama making any positive steps. Too purposely naive.
#7 Support the guys who have given the Taleban all the info and intel they get from the Allies before being attacked. You nuts?
#9 And what would happen to Bangalore and outsourced customer support then?
#11 C’mon Greg. As if there’s no part of the Pakistani military that likes & supports the Taleban and another that doesn’t. It hapens everywhere. Look at the Mexican army & police forces regarding drug issues. I think you’re the simplistic one.
#15 Different approach, similar punchline.
#24 umm. Iran hates the Taliban, they are not allies, and if we had not isolated Iran in making a play for their oil, they could be OUR allies in Afghanistan (in an enemy of my enemy is my friend sort of way).
If the Taliban got a hold of nukes, Iran would more likely be a victim of a bombing, rather than being given one to use.
The latest reports from Pakistan say the Talibans have withdrawn and laid down their weapons in the Bunir area.
I wish they should be kicked out to Afghanistan where the US predators take care of them.
#27 and death to amerika
U all forgetting the Left’s disdain for Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, u all hated Bush for supporting him…
Its Obama’s watch…the left is in control…you can forget about any CIA intelligence…that’s history…they all scrambling to stay out of jail…
Perhaps when the Taliban gets the nukes…our legal system will scare them off…
As long as we get some HD cameras in place to get some really good modern footage of a mushroom cloud, i”m all for it. Don’t waste the opportunity.
Everyone thinks they are an expert on the problem. Everyone but me. I know just about nothing about the muslim world.
# 30 Toxic Asshead said, on April 25th, 2009 at 9:24 am
As long as we get some HD cameras in place to get some really good modern footage of a mushroom cloud, i”m all for it. Don’t waste the opportunity.
I agree…now that Janet Napolitano has Homeland Security properly focused on Republican and Veteran Terrorists…we have nothing to worry about…
She will also beef up the Canadian border…whew…we dodged a bullet with her.
The situation is bad but fortuneately what’s left of the Pakistani government has won a small victory. The muslim Taliban has retreated under threat of military force.
This should be fair warning to the Christian Taliban in our country that a line has been drawn in the sand. It is critical that there tax protected status be eliminated and huge retroactive fines be implemented for their illegal support of political parties.
President Obama has not done enough here to preserve our constitution.
“This should be fair warning to the Christian Taliban in our country that a line has been drawn in the sand. It is critical that there tax protected status be eliminated and huge retroactive fines be implemented for their illegal support of political parties.
“President Obama has not done enough here to preserve our constitution.”
Clearly Dallas reads “Congress shall make no law” in a manner that is… not.
There’s no reason to start prosecuting the “Christian Taliban”. The one strength America has is that it has an amazing immune system. The CHristian right, as a political power, is almost entirely defeated.
Of course they’ll be back in 10 – 20 years, but that’s just the healthy way of it.
#31 Everything you need to know about the Muslim world you learned on 9/11