Why Pakistan Balks at the U.S. Afghanistan Offensive

Time by Omar Waraich | Jul. 29, 2009 (News Analysis)

Pakistan is not betting on a U.S. victory in Afghanistan, nor is it going out of its way to help achieve one. Instead, say analysts and former top officials in Islamabad, Pakistan views the conflict in Afghanistan through the lens of its own national interests and its conflict with India — and it will act accordingly, prioritizing securing its own interests in Afghanistan's future. And that could be bad news for a U.S.-led military campaign that depends ... Full Story »

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Topics: Pakistan, Foreign Policy, Afghanistan
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Posted by: via Google News - Jul 28, 2009 - 8:48 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Randy Morrow (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), buzzdaly (review), Fabrice Florin (review), John Louden (review), Manfred Ostrowski (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 29, 2009 - 6:37 AM PDT
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 by Derek Hawkins - Jul. 28, 2009

Confusing. The chess game between Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and the United States needs elaboration. Some paragraphs seem like jargon from military strategists. I don't detect a lot of healthy skepticism on the part of the reporter.

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 by John Louden - Jul. 29, 2009

A comprehensive treatment of a very complex situation; reasonably deep without becoming too ambitious.

Mohmand says the best outcome for the U.S. in Afghanistan is to negotiate an exit. “Fundamentally, the U.S. presence in Afghanistan is unsustainable,” says the ... More »

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 by Randy Morrow - Jul. 28, 2009

This story outlines some of the reasons Pakistan may be less then a committed ally with the US against elements of the Taliban.

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 by Manfred Ostrowski - Jul. 30, 2009

The article mainly tries to explain Pakistan's strategic interests. There are some hints that Pakistan's government has got some difficulties with Baluchistan, but there is no in-depth description of this Baluchistan conflict.

I wonder how one gets to know "Pakistan's opinion". Who are the decisive and powerful people in Pakistan exactly? The article does not tell too ... More »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Jul. 29, 2009
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jul. 29, 2009
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 by buzzdaly - Jul. 29, 2009

it raisesan issue that isnot well known and puts it in perspective.

it is a serikous concern for the u.s. we need intelligent dipolmacy to resolve it.

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