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The Pakistani General Who Could Save or Doom Afghanistan

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  1. zia m
    Member

    The article is not that impressive but comment by Amit(Indian i assume) at the end of the article is worth reading.

    http://politics.theatlantic.com/2010/02/the_pakistani_general_who_could_save_or_doom_afghanistan.php

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 4:31 #

  2. toamin
    member

    analysis is fine, but terming it as one-man-show is flawed.

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 4:54 #

  3. haider3
    member

    Sheer propaganda stuff, I fear, horribly patronising in tone and making it clear to one and all that Pakistan exists only to do USA's bidding. They'll be surprised! Still interesting for the paragraph below, because it seems to suggest the "troika" often mentioned on this site is not really one, just three persons in power, each doing his own thing.

    "As long as President Obama maintains America's commitment to long-term stability and peace in the region, Kayani will rightly see helping America's mission as within his, his military's and Pakistan's best interest. Our partnership, as he demonstrated twice this week, is an incredibly potent tool. But American reliance on Kayani is a double-edged sword. As we arm his forces and extend his regional writ, he becomes more difficult to control. Our political support of Kayani tips Pakistan's very-delicate power scales between its military and civilian government. The civilian government is less effective at combating terrorists but more reliably pro-American. Should Kayani doubt our own allegiance to Pakistani interests, Kayani will have little choice but to return to the anti-American tactics that helped get us here in the first place."

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 7:15 #

  4. hariskhan
    member

    Assalam-o-Alaikum-Warahmat-ULLAH ALL,

    Where is all this leading us ?

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 10:01 #

  5. khanseena1
    Member

    @zia m

    Amits comment at end of article is the typical indian comments u would find on other websites criticizing Pakistan.

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 14:07 #

  6. haider3
    member

    Thank you, khanseena1, for saying what I myself thought about Amit's comment. Indians are absolutely hopeless when it comes to Pakistan. And total identity loss too. He talks as though his forefathers had all been born and bred in US.

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 14:47 #

  7. khanseena1
    Member

    I have met many Indians outside Pakistan and they appear friendly and nice - but judging from the comments they leave at websites, it makes you wonder if the behave as what Shakespear had said in Macbeth

    "Act like the flower, but be the serpent underneath it"

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 15:09 #

  8. zia m
    Member

    Khanseena
    I find it ironic, they wonder why Pakistan does not have good relations with India.
    They would like to see Pakistan as a failed state but don't realize that will have disastrous results for Indians as well.

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 15:11 #

  9. khanseena1
    Member

    @Zia M

    They want a greater India where Pakistan would rejoin them - Will not happen ever!

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 15:18 #

  10. haider3
    member

    Yes, it might. But the other way round. By which I mean a truly sovereign Pakistan of which India would be a part. It might sound strange at this point in time. But such a development is inevitable. Fate will decide in our favour.

    Posted 2 years ago on 21 Feb 2010 16:07 #

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