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Obama's Next Big Challenges: Afghanistan and Pakistan

The president will address concerns about the Taliban in a meeting with Zardari and Karzai

Posted May 6, 2009

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Union of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Union of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Only solution to present problem of Instability in Afghanistan and Pakistan is in the Union of Afghanistan and Pakistan, based on the basics principles of Democracy in which Government should be composed of representatives of all sections of society and regions, No one will be dominant to each other, and that country will be easily governable by Government, In history Durani Empire was composed of all areas in which today Pakistan and Afghanistan are located, During Mughal Empire both Afghanistan and Pakistan were a single country, During initial period of British Empire they were also same country, During British Empire, some vested interest forces kept at distance to both these lands from each other , Due to which borders between these two countries have become hiding place for criminals of both countries and theft automobiles and others stolen assets are stored in this region, this large uncontrollable region is basis of many evils , Narcotics are grown in these areas ,and addiction of which is destroying youths and humanity and due to poverty and non development, people are going towards extremism and militancy, Union of both countries will make the single government of this region more responsible in stabilizing the region and in satisfying the nationalistic pride of people and people will be able to serve humanity as other large nations of world are serving the humanity, other wise this region will always remain as a nuisance for world, as this region already has destroyed Soviet Union it may also take down to western world which will be a great blow to development of Science and Technology specially Medical science.

Advantages to world.

Control of Terrorism:

Instability in this region is causing great damage to humanity, soldiers of USA and NATO are sacrificing their lives just to eliminate Terrorists from these countries, while by unification it will become sole responsibility of the people and government of unified nation to control terrorists and it will be more convenient for that government to administer as there will be unity in chain of command.

Control of Extremism:

As unified nation will be composed of multiethnic groups such as Punjabies,Sindhies,Baloachs, Pukhtoons,Urdu speakers,Tajiks, Persians and Hazaras and will be composed of multisectarian society such as Sunni and Shiites it will become impossible for any ethnic group or religious sect to find any future in extremism

Stabilization of Region:

Although now a days in this region there is problem of terrorism but infact from a long time (about 50 years) this region is suffering from instability, reason is that people of this region are finding no hope and future for themselves due to division of this region and interference of large nations such as Soviet Union, USA, China and India but when the people of this region were unified at the time of Durani Empire this region was stable and same w

afghanistan

every military force that has tried to subdue afghanistan has eventually retreated with their tails between their legs and we are the next ones. Have we not learned in Korea and Vietnam that our soldiers, being human have no incentive to go to a land thousands of miles away and kill people that have never done any harm to them or our country,but the Afghans have every intention and will to defend themselves against the Europeans and the european-american infidel invaders.

Analogy is wrong

I don't know what the British were trying to achieve in the 19th century, but I know the Soviets' invaded Afganistan for military control. I suspect the British were trying to achieve the same goal in the 19th century.

The U.S. is not fighting in Afganistan for control of the country. The US is fighting the Taliban and Osama, and it wants the nation to rule itself.

And unlike Vietnam where the enemy had broad support of the local population, the Taliban and Al-Queda do not have such support.

What the US is trying to achieve in Afganistan is achievable, especially given the support the US has in the country.

Iraq and Afgan

These are "wars" that we can not win, only lose. Like that of the feuding in Isreal and Pal, there will be no winners.

Joint Operating Command

The US should develop a joint high command, with permission from Pakistan, and active military, economic and social participation from Russia, Afghanistan and China to eliminate the Taliban from both Pakistan and Afghanistan and push economic and social development in Afghanistan and the greater Region. The Taliban must go to stabilize the threat to both Pak. and Afghan. and particularly to secure the Pak. nukes. Economic and social development must be sincere and meaningful. Their history has perpetually been one of exploitation. Is it any wonder they fight and kill the foreigners and generate crazies such as the Taliban? Maybe they need to be treated as humans in need for a change.

Afghanistan

Every major military power in history has had an exercise in futility when it has come to Afghanistan. No one can make that unruly nation "tow the line." They do their own thing...in their own way and time. The most anyone can do is offer them economic assistance and advice on building their infrastructure and crucial conversations with their adversaries. Military bullying did not work for the British, the Soviets and it won't work for the United States. Forget it.

Nuclear weapons

The solution in Afghanistan-Pakistan is supply humanitarian aid to the areas affected by the conflict. Military involvement, sending more combat troops can only be used as a deterrent. Fundamentalism has been a problem, whether it be Christian, Jewish, or Moslem. Fundamentalism is the refusal of people to budge off a position that benefits only a narrow group. We should start negotiating with Russia toward zeroing out nuclear as well as chemical and biological; then and only then through the United natons can we outlaw nukes and other WMD from the planet, and eventually bring Iran, Pakistan, North Korea and other nuke and would be nuke possesing nations on board under the leadership of a strong United Nations. Obama says we must find common ground with people who disagree with us; however, we must fight fundamentalism and nationalism that gets in the way of achieving our goals for world peace.

Pakistan's Nuclear arsenal is in safe and secure Hands !Have no fears it can never fall in the hand of any other force!

It has acted as a deterrent in the past between the super powers and it still does.The proliferation term has been coined by the super powers just to deprive smaller nations from acquiring them.The purpose is and was to keep the grass below the ankle.The question arises as to why the smaller developing nations have to resort to acquiring it so secretly ?.Why isn't it their right to have it for peaceful or as a deterrent purposes .Specially when the stronger nations who in spite of already being equipped with the latest modern and sophisticated conventional weaponry prefer to retain them ?.

Take Pakistan and India's case.They are sworn enemy's of each other.The Indians being a much larger and stronger force developed their nuke programme and the west didn't blink an eye but when Pakistan acquired the same it was disliked.Why ?.I believe Pakistan had every right to have acquired it to remove the imbalance.the agony still persists.The Pakistani Nuke are still being eyed on the pretext that whether they are safe and secure with the authority's concerned.Whereas Indians are not being questioned in same reference and tone.The west is hell bent on getting rid of the Pakistani arsenal with the aid of India and Israel. Why this hypocrisy ?.Why cant Iran acquire it ?just because Israels supremacy would be in danger ?.

Can Win 1 War without going to another War? Arab win

fighting in one countries without taking out it supplies base and recruiting stating this was is never gona end it will continue with no end and drag on forever Obama troops in Iraq been chase out by Iran troops to the west and soon the Pakistan Taliban troops will chase Obama troops out of Afganistan from the east. Look how hard hit now aday that Obama troops in Iraq taken more bomb more since after the Russian is out of Chechenya all the supplies that the Arab send to defend Chechenya from Russia is now to Iraq, so i think Iraq is gona be a quick end to Obama troops and his Iraqis allies, Pakistani is just a draw out sieged to slow down the supplies so the Taliban can gain control of mass land and popularity among it people. They don't need to take over the capital yet, but the troop from the Pakistani capital send to attack Taliban will have to turn back once they out off supplies, that is when the major counter offensive will begin, now u could see small counter offensive scale Pakistan capital troop get armbush and get kill here and there. Afganistan isn't too far from Pakistan so once Pakistan is get over run by Taliban then the only next target is can only be Afganistan which is more easy to flush out the Afganistan Capital troops with Pakistan Nuclear arsonal stock pile they have no chances but to surrender unconditionaly. Pakistan Captial troop broke the peace treaty but soon when the major counter offensive begin u will see Pakistan troops in the capital will make a deal and lose more land to Taliban under that new peace treaty. I hope they not lost a large side of that land like they lost Bangladesh when it declear Independent from Pakistan with India help. Well Obama is already make another VietNam in Iraq, it doesn't matter if he another one in Afganistan. Pakistan is the next Soviet after China? Since comi win the Vietnam non of the countries in the Asia countries respect America, everyone know that if u fight against the American all u have to do is try to stay alive and keep fighting may 2 president terms after that the american change power to another parties and president which will lead to deferent way of approach and solve the war problem mean likely to set up peace treaty and time table to pull out how easy is that to win when a war become unpopular to American people. America is no long boss or big boys in asia anymore. That why all the little country that might have nuke like North Korea, Iran doesn't care about what America say they just go on their own way, most of the time it work easily for the regimes of those countries just threat to continue build nuke then they get more aid fund from UN and US so after that they kick out all the inspector and build nuke against the sanction. Keep on doing that and delay time at the sametime they could gain more supplies for it military and people from international aid program and secretly build nuke for self defend so they don't have to be afraid of the American anymore

safrty of pak nuclear arsenal

The nuclear arsenal has to be more protected from US- India collusion(israel included).The hoax taliban is just a pretext.Bhutto had to paywith his life.If china is pakistans guru as some indians suggest ,is not india japans guru who is sitting on china,s head.Every step has to be taken very cautiosly--for humanitys sake.No one wants a third world war. Let un.take up the issue .

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