tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post2563608062593053051..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: Pakistan is coming apartFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-84783693913044278442007-05-15T18:43:00.000-07:002007-05-15T18:43:00.000-07:00....um, as i see it, it all depends on what the sa.......um, as i see it, it all depends on what the saudi royal family tells their lap dog what to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-39912173493957526182007-05-15T18:37:00.000-07:002007-05-15T18:37:00.000-07:00Hi Poster,Ummm...If I were you, I wouldn't rate th...Hi Poster,<BR/>Ummm...If I were you, I wouldn't rate the Chinese and Russian military all that highly compared to the US.<BR/><BR/>Especially the Russians. They haven't won a major war since the early 19th century, except for WWII...and they would have lost that as well, if it wasn't for us massively supplying them and then hitting the nazis fromthe West. Just compare the Russian efforts in Afghanistan with our own, for starters...<BR/><BR/>The ral power the Russians and Chinese have with the present administrationis a comercial one,trust me on that.<BR/><BR/>As for Pakistan, if it folds up, Russia, China, the `stans and India may nibble little bits, but in reality, <I> nobody </I> wants to have to have the rsponsibility for dealing with these people.It will become little ethnic states.<BR/><BR/>The chief thing we need to be concerned with is the nukes. And a new deep water harbor, not in India (too far away, perhaps)but somewhere in the PG or the Indian Ocean.<BR/><BR/>Take Care,<BR/><BR/>ffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-71359059162155728622007-05-15T16:04:00.000-07:002007-05-15T16:04:00.000-07:00If Russia and China wish to grab pieces of a disin...If Russia and China wish to grab pieces of a disintegrated Pakistan, there is very little the US can do about it. The US military is no condition to win a conventional military controntation with China. The US military is in no condition to win ANY type of military confrontation against Russia. It is doubtful that the US would be able to win a military confrontation against India. It seems that the US and India may share some common interests. <BR/><BR/>Our best option might be to work with India to try and contain Russia and China. As India is in a superior position, they would need to take the lead in any arrangement that we might make with them. <BR/><BR/>If the port of Karachi cannot be used for Operation Enduring Freedom, we may be able to use ports in India, however, this will be up to the Indians. They will need to take the lead in this.<BR/><BR/>The US may have no choice but to withdraw all of its troops from the Middle East. In addition to this, the US may have no choice but to withdraw all of its forces that are stationed around the world back to the US. Most Americans seem to want all of our forces that are outside of the country to be withdrawn to the US. They may soon get their wish. As for the long range rammifications of this, that remains to be seen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com