Pakistan The Ultimate Hot Potatoe!
by , 02-16-2009 at 06:33 AM (1018 Views)
Well after watching 60 minutes interview with President of Pakistan, I have to ask when is Obama going to follow through with his ridiculous statement about putting boots on the ground in Pakistan? Pakistan has some serious problems right now and they are trying to fight this war conventionally, while there enemy, Taliban, are fighting it unconventionally.
So basically its like the Russians fought in Afghanistan many years ago and lost against the Taliban. Plus the fact now Taliban have infiltrated into a few major cities, attacking police stations and undermining local government.
It is only a matter of time before Pakistan is lost because its government is not fighting the war the right way, nor are they concerned about the thought of the population as to how it is fought. Population wise the people have great hatred now for US military and treat us as Imperialists. Sending US troops into Pakistan now would be insane and totally irresponsible. Yet what if Pakistan cannot contain this problem?
India is very nervous now that the terrorist attack that happened in Mumbhai can be solidly linked back to Pakistan bad-lands and the stability of Pakistan is slowly slipping away. Its much easier to negotiate with a sovereign government then to deal with a group of religious radicals such as the Taliban. So India is facing a major problem of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal falling into the Taliban's hands.
This is not only India's, Pakistan's, and US greatest nightmare unfolding before them, but also the worlds! Imagine the Pakistani Government collapsing and the Taliban taking control of a large amount of nuclear weapons? It will make Iran look like a joke in comparison. Obama has been handed the ultimate "Hot Potatoe." The question is can he handle it? Only time will tell.
I think eventually outside pressure from the UN will force Pakistan to either take the Taliban out with a full on assault into the bad lands, or Pakistan will allow a UN force, mostly US military into the bad-lands. This of course will come with a high price to the Pakistani government, loss of public support to fight this war. What Pakistan does not want to admit, or should I say like to admit is the fact this monster called Taliban is of there creation. Over the years Pakistani Military Intelligence has supported them, until 911. So now the monster has turned on its creator. Oh and lets not forget Iran too has helped support this radical group. The question is can Iran do anything to help stop this from taking place? I doubt it, Iran will take second seat to Taliban once control of Pakistan's nukes are taken over.
So will this be Obamas test within the first 100 days of his presidency?








