Afghanistan and Pakistan and nukes, oh my…
Cannonfire - February 18, 2009
Obama, the anti-war president, is sending 17,000 troops to Afghanistan. If that news unsettles you, that you may want to read the most recent piece from AntiFascist (whose excellent I work I really must plug more often). More fighting in Pakistan will place greater strain on Pakistan — and I’m not sure how much more strain they can take.
Not only are the Taliban regaining their muscles in Afghanistan, they also are also starting to take over Pakistan. There, they are known as the TTP — the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, led by the mysterious Baitullah Mahsud (who may or may not be dead, depending on which report you believe). The CIA says that the TTP was behind the assassination of Benazir Bhutto.
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February 22nd, 2009 at 7:11 am
Whereas mainstream commentators are insisting that the US is now turning its back on its Brzezinski “arc of crisis” or destabilization of S W Asia strategy-astute bloggers like Anti-Fascist in this piece fear that the old strategy persists and is the US means to threaten both China and Russia by securing a buffer zone between them.
Thus in US geopolitical planning a US occupied Af-Pak zone would hamstring China and Russia’s efforts to forge a power and trading bloc.
Whatever the truth the risks of nuclear confrontation are clear especially if Israel opts to go for broke and attack Iran.
Another insightful post.
Many thanks.