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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Final Verdict on Pakistan?
Most would say it's difficult to say when they're wrong but not for the rational readers and posters of the RTP (who only desire the truth, with a mild flair of the dramatic). I thought that the Pakistani offensive into the Swat valley would fail causing a major surge for the Pakistani Taliban, but it appears that the government has more staying power and resolve than I gave them credit for and that the successful targeting of enemy leadership by our drone aircraft has done more good than harm in the sense that we haven't seen any major demonstrations against them while we have managed to eliminate Baitullah Mehsud and cause massive disharmony amongst the remaining groups. Long enough sentence? I thought so.
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Welcomd back Melkor! We've missed you this summer. Good to see you back behind a computer, where you belong.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it looks like we're both wrong: 1) Predator program delivering devastating results 2)Pakistani Army proves itself against the Taliban
What did you orginally propose to handle the Taliban? I don't understand how fighting the Taliban would have not been a good thing. The other option would have been to capitulate.
ReplyDeleteIn the original article, Melkor criticized our Predator program and banked success on the Pakistani army. I criticized the fighting ability of the Pakistani army and claimed that the Predator program was the only real leverage we had in Pakistan. Well, the Predator program continues to score major hits, and the Pakistani army has performed reasonably well, and shown it has learned something from US efforts in Iraq, in taking back territory from the Taliban.
ReplyDeleteThe issue in contention was whether the effects of the UAV's was worth all the public outcry against the US violation of Pakistani sovereignty...Seems that didn't become an issue once the Taliban got within 70 or so kilometers from Islamabad
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