USA's war on the terror reminds me of this story about this guy who was pacing up and down under a street light looking nervous and worried. A passerby asked him if he needs any help. "I lost my wallet." He said. " O.K. I will help you look for it . Was it around here?" Passerby offered. " No! Actually it was over there". "So why are you looking for it here", Passerby wondered . " Because it is dark over there"; the worried man answered !
Not only was USA's Iraq mission seriously flawed and totally unnecessary , remember no WMD's were ever found . Just because they were never there in the first place. Then came the quest for Top leadership of Al Quiada and US made a greater blunder by going into the wrong country again by moving forces into Afghanistan when they should have gone into Pakistan first. Have they found a single significant leader ? Without degrading Al Quaida's support systems nurtured by the Pakistan Army's ISI itself, no significant military objective against them can ever be achieved.
Remember Taliban is sandwiched between US Forces in Afghanistan and Pakistani army. You have to ask this question as to how and where does Taliban regroup and where do they get their supplies from. Which army is either incompetent or is sleeping on the wheel. Or maybe in direct cahoots with Taliban. Which army?
Although US is now trying to take the war to Al Quaida in the Pakistani territory by making some insipid drone attacks which have invariably hit civilians and done more damage to the cause. And believe it or not - by throwing more money at the Pakistani Army. Very same one which is long confirmed of secret links with Taliban and Al Quaida. This exercise also seems to be a case of too little too late and doomed from the start. Again a case of looking for answers in the wrong place .No wonder US allies are hunting for an exit strategy from Afghanistan without caring if the world is more unsafe than before. Remember Pakistan has a confirmed WMD and their national hero A.Q. Khan was running a nuclear Walmart just a while ago. Much as US would like to paint Iranians in the dark colors it is the Pakistani regime which has engaged in the proliferation . In fact that has been the mainstay of their nuclear programme. Do not be surprised if a couple of dirty bombs are lurking in some basement in Islamabad waiting for an opportune moment.
US may close its eyes to this , feeling that they are too far away for such a mess to be directed at them and it is more of a problem for India. Trouble is they have been wrong before . Before 26/11 they could not imagine such an attack on the American soil either. For a change they must try looking beyond the streetlights and focus on South Punjab province of Pakistan; they'll know who nurtures Taliban infrastructure both overtly and covertly. Also it must be clear to even the most dense US commander in the field that without emasculating the GHQ in Islamabad you can not win in Kabul. Question is how long it will be before they can convince their politicians to stop looking under the Lamppost.
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