reply to post by SLAYER69
WoW. Nice job on this thread Slayer!
S&F!!
That was some decent footage too, on that short video.
I'm not sure where to begin.
Today, is a really important day, because tomorrow can get really ugly, reall fast. This is no joke.
I'm really concerned. As you mentioned a revived China or Russia in the picture and we're talking a full blown WW3 scenario. Scary indeed.
Glad you pointed out the significance of this area. Crude oil (largest remaining source), pipelines (Caspian Sea) etc., the struggle to control it.
The strategies from different countries to gain upper hand.......Russia already learned it's lesson here.
For the US, it was one of the best wars fought.
The best wars won can be the ones you don't fight in. To win.
I wish we can lean more towards a similar strategy.
But the picture is alot different 2day than the early 80's.
There's obviuosly major interest in the area, from the Big Players.
(US, China, Russia)
The struggles and coflicts over this (geografical) region in the past few decades, also prove the conditioning, and difficulty of winning a war
here.
It's the perfect environment (and breeding ground) for guerilla warfare, which we all know can last forever, as you can never win against.
I think it's why there's mostly SF units to monitor, occupy,and neutralize the area. Better intelligence gathering will (also) give major advantage.
Our administration has made it clear that there is major interest and strategy here in Afhganistan/Pakistan, and has put in a vintage SF candidate to
run the show.
Personally, (McChrystral) is a better candidate for the job.
I hope he proves right.
However, Slayer you did bring up a good point on not learning from past mistakes. Did our administration jump the gun?
I think we're relying on Pakistan to play ball here. Really relying.
What if they don't? This is where it can start getting real ugly.
Can we trust Pakistan? Can we rely on them to win with Taliban?
DO THEY WANT to be in accordance with US?
Well, we heard what that guy had to say in the video with Pakistan's gvt. and the Taliban.
I mean, one thing that keeps bothering me is the simple fact that no other countries (besides) UK are involved here. I think (on our Administration's
end) we could've made effort and request to get some help from other nations, afterall crude oil will benefit Eurpoean countires, as well.
Where's the UN nations?
If we had more help there, the job would be easier, bottom line.
Thing is, every country wants a piece of the pie. Seems US, UK are doing all the dirty work.
I am really curios, or worried rather into the financing of the Taliban.
If they become capable, of winning with Pakistan forces, this will prolong, and long and prolong some more.
We (US) are not financially stable to afford a prolonged war there.
If it gets ugly, we'll have to stretch ourselves even thinner. Spend billions more!
I think it's what China wants. And what Russia tasted, they want us to taste to. Sit back, then make a move when we're vulnerable, and broke.
Very scary.
