The Afghanistan-Pakistan War:

Obama's Vietnam?

 

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The Integration of Afghanistan and Pakistan?

 

Posted, Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:52 am

 

The only way to solve the problem of chronic instability in Afghanistan and in Pakistan is the union of Afghanistan and Pakistan, based on the principles of democracy, with representatives of all sections of society and regions represented in the government and with no one being dominant.

Advantages to the world:

• Control of Terrorism;

• Control of Extremism;

• Stabilization of the entire Region;

• Solution to Economic Problems.

Advantages to Pakistan:

• With an unification with Afghanistan, some areas which are now part of Pakistan will be stabilized, and the migration of people from disturbed areas will be stopped;

• Law and order problems resulting from the smuggling of weapons from Afghanistan will come to an end;

• Similarly, the illicit drug trade will be minimized;

• Entire areas of Pukhtoons-speaking population will become unified and that will be helpful for the development of the culture and the language of that group which is now divided between two nations;

• Security measures and expenses on borders will be minimized which may be used to increase the welfare of the people;

• Interference of other nations in this region will be stopped;

• For historical and geographical reasons and for the fact that the Buddhist and Hindu religions are present in that part of the world, the tourist industry will flourish and business activity in the region will increase.

Advantages to Afghanistan:

• With unification, Afghanistan will loose its position as a land-lock country, and the union would increase the freedom of the people of Afghanistan to travel and to engage in economic activity;

• Extremism and terrorism will come to an end, as the people will become more engaged and involved in adjusting themselves in the new union. This will increase the use of raw products of Afghanistan;

• Security and military expenses will be minimized;

• The union would create job opportunies in Pakistan for the people of Afghanistan, and the wish for unification by the people of Afghanistan with the people of Pakistan will be fulfilled;

• The shortage of food products in Afghanistan will decrease and the union would increase the utilization of raw products of Afghanistan in the region;

• The development of the whole region would benefit with enhanced linkages in central Asia via Afghanistan;

From all the above reasons, it is clear that unification of Pakistan and Afghanistan could be beneficial to everybody and for world at large.

Akram

 

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Afganisran?

 

Posted, Friday, September 4, 2009 10:03 pm

 

Good article overall! My view is that this so called "war" (more like an invasion) is about securing the pipe line corridor through Afganistan-9/11 was just selling point to public in shock! The whole war on terror is just a tool to keep the population at large in this patriotic/our freedom/liberation of Afgan people etc.  mind set!! (mind control)

The whole 9/11 scenario considering these facts was an inside job Israel? US Co op. Just look at who profited most!! Too  bad Canadians got involved & are loosing their lives for no logical/rational reason. To attack a country half the world away which did not threaten anybody-ravaged by 10 years of Russian occupation-very poor-living in the past etc.  is not heroism!!!! It is terrorism, in the full meaning of the word! This goes for the destruction of IRAQ at the Israelis' request also!! In today's world, the greatest terrorists come from the Israel / US alliance. As you mentioned, the U.N. role in this is realy minimal. The U.N. has no power to speak of. Look at the situation in Palestine and at the Iran sanctions. Israel has stockpiles of illegal nuclear weapons but the U.N. keeps quiet! All the resolutions against Israel have been and are vetoed by the U.S. So, there may as well be no U.N.!! Anyway, thank you for your good writings.

Luis

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Answer by R. T.:

 

I should have added in my article that another reason why Afghanistan is being occupied militarily by the U.S. and by NATO countries is to squeeze Iran between Afghanistan and Iraq. Indeed, the pro-Israel neocons in the Obama administration are busy preparing the ground for a war against Iran. I should have stressed this fact better in my article. That was better explained in my book “The New American Empire”. 

Such are the so-called unmentionable goals of this war. The primary goals in Afghanistan are the same as in Iraq: Secure the Middle East for Israel and keep the oil flowing. Bush Jr.- Obama: same goals.

As for the U.S. Congress, it meets often in Israel proper (look at all the Democratic and Republican delegations that went to Israel this summer!)

 

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Sous Harper, le Canada a changé.

 

Posté, vendredi, le 4 septembre 2009 5:35 pm

 

Je m'excuse, mais mon français n'est pas très bon.

Je suis mexicain, et je vis à Guadalajara, la terre du tequila et des mariachis.

J’ai lu votre article "Les dangers d'un gouvernement Harper majoritaire" sur le site de 'mondialisation.ca'. Pour moi, c'est un très bon article. Ces dernières années, j'ai pu constaté comment le Canada a changé, d'un pays pacifiste à un pays belliqueux. Votre pays est très adorable et beau! Et les gens -mon Dieu- les plus aimables et amicaux.

Stephen Harper a fait beaucoup d'erreurs et a sali le nom du Canada! Et ça, c'est terrible!

Est-ce que vous pensez qu'il est possible d'avoir de nouvelles élections générales cette année?

Et, si oui, sera-t-il possible de changer de premier ministre?

Je suis très intéressé par les nouvelles du Québec et cette question (des élections) est pour moi, un sujet très intéressant

Merci beaucoup pour ce magnifique article.

Juan

 

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Spot On.

 

Posted, Thursday, September 3, 2009 5:11 am

 

Mr. Tremblay’s article is spot on. Another Vietnam, indeed, everlasting, undeclared and, I would say, illegal.

There is a photo of one of the survivors of the NATO bombing of two fuel tankers. His pain and distress are evident. This slaughter of more than 90 people by incineration was referred to by the BBC  on Radio 4 Today as ’some civilians were killed’. There has been absolutely no mention of the number and scale of injuries. This is another example of their usual airbrushing of the horror of war....

A new opinion poll has found that opposition to UK’s involvement in the Afghan war has increased as the British fatalities crossed the 200 mark.

A recent survey conducted by YouGov for the Sky News revealed on Monday, that public calls for an end to Britain’s Afghan mission has strengthened, with 57 percent of respondents saying Britain should not be fighting in the war-torn country. An earlier poll conducted by The Independent revealed that 52 per cent of British people believed that the war in Afghanistan is unwinnable and British troops should be pulled out immediately.

 

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Thanks.

 

Posted, Thursday, September 3, 2009 8:45 am

 

Brilliantly put.

Thanks for sharing.

Jim

 

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Read Orwell's 1984.

 

Posted, Wednesday, September 3, 2009 2:58 pm

 

Read 1984.—Orwell's premonition on the Zionist mindlock—war is waged for both the carnage and the de-industrialization of communities. Obama is a puppet [as are all US presidents after the Kennedy murder]—he is a dead-man-walking—either as a sacrifice or should he "wake-up" and go off-script: There is no other analysis required—the paradigms you speak of—wealth enhancement, etc. are passé. We [global] are approaching a period of totalitarian controls [mandatory vaccination, etc.] if there is not enough citizen resistance, activation and-ultimately—manifestation. 

Gary

 

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A Positioning for a major war against Iran.

 

Posted, Wednesday, September 2, 2009 11:05 am

 

Thanks for the article about Afghanistan war. It is excellent. In addition to the hypotheses that are formulated on the possible reasons for maintaining and expanding this hopeless adventure, I would not exclude the possibility that it may be a part of positioning for the major war (if not global) against Iran. The geographical location of Iran between Iraq (military bases are still ready there) and Afganistan (new military bases) may suggest such a disastrous option. I hope to be wrong.

Karol

 

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Powerful and Informative.

 

Posted, Wednesday, September 2, 2009 6:53 pm

 

I want to thank you for writing the article: "The Afghanistan-Pakistan War: Obama's Vietnam?". I found it to be very powerful and informative. 

Molly

 

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