Comments on: Pakistan and Afghanistan Forecast: Stormy with a Couple Hurricanes on the Way http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/10/24/pakistan-and-afghanistan-forecast-partly-cloudy-with-a-couple-hurricanes-on-the-way/ Commentary on and analysis of Pakistan's domestic and foreign affairs. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:14:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: A.H Amin http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/10/24/pakistan-and-afghanistan-forecast-partly-cloudy-with-a-couple-hurricanes-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-9194 A.H Amin Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:16:52 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/?p=964#comment-9194 a rather utopian view...not practicable....i have engaged taliban as sub contractors for USAID projects in Helmand....talibans will not negotiate with USA and all negotiations will fail a rather utopian view…not practicable….i have engaged taliban as sub contractors for USAID projects in Helmand….talibans will not negotiate with USA and all negotiations will fail

]]> By: Riaz Haq http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/10/24/pakistan-and-afghanistan-forecast-partly-cloudy-with-a-couple-hurricanes-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-8986 Riaz Haq Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:10:11 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/?p=964#comment-8986 I like the way you put the pieces together and share you concern about the unintended, long term, consequences of arming militias. It needs to be done very cautiously with a clear plan and monitoring. However, I am a very skeptical about the way you weaved Chaudhry's reinstatement into your post. I just don't buy it. I like the way you put the pieces together and share you concern about the unintended, long term, consequences of arming militias. It needs to be done very cautiously with a clear plan and monitoring.

However, I am a very skeptical about the way you weaved Chaudhry’s reinstatement into your post. I just don’t buy it.

]]> By: Ahsan http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/10/24/pakistan-and-afghanistan-forecast-partly-cloudy-with-a-couple-hurricanes-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-8976 Ahsan Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:48:55 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/?p=964#comment-8976 Good comprehensive post. Good comprehensive post.

]]> By: Sun Tzu http://pakistanpolicy.com/2008/10/24/pakistan-and-afghanistan-forecast-partly-cloudy-with-a-couple-hurricanes-on-the-way/comment-page-1/#comment-8952 Sun Tzu Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:51:37 +0000 http://pakistanpolicy.com/?p=964#comment-8952 Would the West and the U.S. in particular feel comfortable leaving Afghanistan to its own devices as long as the government there prevented terrorists from using its soil to attack the West. Is democracy in Afghanistan strategically important. A noted military strategist: John A. Warden III, a now retire U.S. Air Force officer opines in his blog: <a href="http://strategydevelopment.net/wordpress/?p=37" rel="nofollow">Strategic Options: The West and Afghanistan</a> that the West might be better off if it abandoned its democracy aims in Afghanistan. Is it possible? Would the West and the U.S. in particular feel comfortable leaving Afghanistan to its own devices as long as the government there prevented terrorists from using its soil to attack the West. Is democracy in Afghanistan strategically important. A noted military strategist: John A. Warden III, a now retire U.S. Air Force officer opines in his blog: Strategic Options: The West and Afghanistan that the West might be better off if it abandoned its democracy aims in Afghanistan. Is it possible?

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