The current population of Pakistan
is approximately 178 million, and yet
it is fielding a combat force of 15,000
mostly untrained young men against
the Taliban ... in a battle the Pakistanis
have deemed "for the salvation of the
state."
This obvious charade (it's almost next to
impossible to find a Pakistani civilian
who takes this offensive seriously) is
either a fairytale concocted between
the Pakistani government/military and
the Taliban to separate American
morons from their dollars, or this is
truly a Bizarro World.
Pakistan could easily field a half million
men army and take back ALL territories
held by every Taliban militant in Pakistan
AND Afghanistan both.
Why they won't is something (not the
Pakistani government or military but) the
American government ought to explain
to the American tax-payer.
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Do a google terrain map of the area of the fighting. The explaination
will come to you eventually.
War's different now. Back then you actually tried to win. Nowadays you just
declare victory when a proper amount of time has lapsed.
Good point, and one that certainly holds a
degree of truth. Money is greasing the intentions,
and it's theoretically being derived from a 34%
debit out of the Friday paycheck from millions
of ernest, decent, American wageslaves.
Although in reality China is paying for it all.
It's the quintessential "Clusterfuck".
That's when a sensible idea falls prey to
bureaucratization.
This involves 6 carbon copies for every
coorespondance, creating agencies and
oversight committies which hire all their
friends and relatives. Finally things just
evolve from the riduculous to the sublime.
The last step in this inevitable evolution
is always...Irony.
So, we fund our enemies to attack
us, and in an effort to bring peace, specifically
antagonize the populous to hate us.
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Mark
"All we need is love"