NATO Supply Not Suspended, Stopped Permanently

I think it was conquered by Alexander the Great.

Afganistan hasn't been conquered once in history (even after many attempts by many nations) due to it being so mountainous.
And Muslims who hate the west tend to be radical, facist Muslims who despise democracy.

Anyway if this is how Pakistan feels then the US should pull all money and aid out of Pakistan. Shortly followed by a quick withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Except for Alexander the Great. The Greek Bactrian Kingdom existed long after his death and the collapse of the Macedonian Empire.

That's a big factor as to why so many Afghans have green and blue eyes compared to other peoples in the region.

I support it but I don' t think we can achieve anything there,

God only knows what will Pakistan will do though, once America has gone they are likely going ot have a civil war next door and it will o doubt continue to spill into their country

Maybe if Pakistan got its own damn house in order, NATO wouldn't be flying missions, doing their interior policing for them.

I don't know about the specifics of this attack

That's fair, but it was Mohmand Agency that was attacked. An area that Pakistan's Security forces cleared of militants back in September. There is also no evidence that there were militants in that area and The Pakistan Army maintains an 8,200 man presence in Mohmand Agency following military operations to clear the region of militants.

Who are you referring to here?

Wait, what? Are you saying that those soldiers where fighting alongside the Taliban when US aircrafts attacked?

Not fighting alongside, I would be shocked if the Pakistanis were to do that. But directing and providing intel does seem to be the modus operandi of that state. Is it too hard to believe that they would invite terrorists to use their outpost flags as shelter from NATO? Or that the captain was in league with terrorists?

I don't trust Pakistan further than I could throw it. It is entirely possible that NATO were carrying out an operation against an innocent base for reasons of their own. It is also very possible that the outposts somehow had links with militants. I guess it is best to say that we cannot tell either way on the events of the night but we can only analyse the outcome.

'The 2009 U.S. military budget accounts for approximately 40% of global arms spending and is over six times larger than the military budget of China (compared at the nominal US dollar / Renminbi rate, not the PPP rate). The United States and its close allies are responsible for two-thirds to three-quarters of the world's military spending'

Inzaman and similar people need to reflect on what that means for Pakistan in Afghanistan.

Except for Alexander the Great. The Greek Bactrian Kingdom existed long after his death and the collapse of the Macedonian Empire.

That's a big factor as to why so many Afghans have green and blue eyes compared to other peoples in the region.

Inzamam understands that Pakistan would be defeated in a war with the US. He just recognises, and rightly so, that such a war would be devastating to the US, both in terms of casualties and economically. In his words it would be "10x Vietnam."

Because "we" are unable to or because it's not something that NATO is serious about?



I imagine it would be pretty easy and quick for the Afghan Taliban to take back the country. The Hashish army certainly isn't going to stop them.

In addition, Pakistan is to boycott a global conference on Afghanistan in Bon, amid mass protests of Pakistanis demanding that US-Pakistani ties be cut. Also Russia and China have said that violation of Pakistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity was unacceptable.

Thoughts? Is the breakdown of ties between the two nations good?, bad? What would a permanent halt to 50% of NATO's supplies mean for their operations in Afghanistan?

What about the Pakistan Taliban? They aren't just going to disappear.

The Pakistani Taliban grew out of, primarily, anger directed towards collateral damage that resulted from drone attacks, US missile strikes and Pakistan's own forces conducting incursions into the tribal areas to drive out militants. Once the war is over, none of these grievances exist - they have no purpose as an organisation. They are pretty much left without a manifesto.

The Pakistani Taliban grew out of, primarily, anger directed towards collateral damage that resulted from drone attacks, US missile strikes and Pakistan's own forces conducting incursions into the tribal areas to drive out militants. Once the war is over, none of these grievances exist - they have no purpose as an organisation. They are pretty much left without a manifesto.