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OoE Reply
Colonel,
"However, it would be naive to think that we can change 100 years of warfare in less than a decade."
I concur. I think most professional American warriors concur. We know the nature of the fight now...and are undaunted. Frankly, as I indicated, we've no choice. Other nations perhaps do. That's for them to decide but it seems clear that it's in everybody's interest that Afghanistan experience a sea-change in the manner in which it co-exists with other nations and itself.
So far, Neo's comments about the ISI loom large in the discussion,
"I agree, ISI has some connections with Taliban, its in our interest regarding future perpectives."
He seems convinced. Who am I to argue? That said, it's an indictment that's been dangling for ages-ISI perfidy in Afghanistan for strategic depth. Pisses me off, actually, and makes difficult to accept the GoP's good intentions for Afghanistan.
It really isn't good state-craft and belies a weakness/fundamental insecurity within Pakistan that is a risk for any of it's neighbors.
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