Originally posted by zraver
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Stephen Biddle argues that the political objective most threatened by switching from a COIN to CT campaign in Af-Pak Region is that it will destabilize Pakistan and make the Pakistani nuclear arsenal accessible to AlQ and Co.
The most direct solution to this problem seems to be to: 1. Empower the four most highly vested interests in Pakistan (the Armed Forces, the Bureaucracy, the Feudal Landlords and Industrialists) and let them handle the immediate stability/instability, and 2. Make contingency plans and build capabilities to deal with the special weapons question if #1 fails.
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