Sometimes, I just hate it when I'm right.
For those who follow my blogs, you're well aware of how much the country of Pakistan deeply concerns me as a potential flashpoint for a major global war. Some developments this week have really troubled me, and they should trouble everyone the world over. The developments are bound to have global implications.
For those who haven't followed my blogs up to this point, please pay attention.
Pakistan, a nation full of more America-haters than almost any other, is a place where bad things are happening. This week, the tenuous government of Pakistan has agreed to cede control of its northwestern province (the place where Bin Laden is thought to be hiding) to none other than: The Taliban! Yes, in order to capitulate to the Islamic extremists who brought you fun moments in history like 9/11, the USS Cole bombing, and the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, Pakistan has decided that they don't want to be bombed, shot, or beheaded while trying to combat extremism in the northwestern province. So rather than face the threat head-on with their military, Pakistan has instead decided to allow the northwestern province's extremist militants to impose Islamic Sharia law, Taliban-style. What does "Taliban-style" mean? Well, it means bombings, shootings, and beheadings.
Think this through to its logical conclusion, folks. Pakistan's government was tired of the threats, intimidation, and violence coming from the Taliban, so in order to get out of the crosshairs of the bad guys, they've capitulated and said, in essence, "If you quit killing us, we'll let you rule your little province, and we won't intervene." The obvious problem with this silly notion is that the Taliban only knows one way of life: murder. So giving them a province to rule will never appease them. It will never be enough for them. The old adage of "give them an inch and they'll take a mile" applies here. Now that this province has essentially "fallen" to the Taliban, how long do you think it will be until the next one falls? Or the one after that? Before too long, the seat of power in Pakistan will belong to the Taliban and their good friends Al Qaeda.
Now I know that I've blogged in the recent past about the Taliban and Al Qaeda supposedly going separate ways, and that the Taliban under Mullah Omar had expressed a desire to distance themselves from Al Qaeda and Bin Laden. This is what the media reported, whether correct or not. And in my blog, I recall being very skeptical about such a "divorce". I figured it was a ploy. Well, for what it's worth, the Taliban's murderous way of life is alive and well in the northwestern province of Pakistan, if you've been following the news there in the last few weeks, months, or even years. It's worsened quite a bit in recent weeks. Whether the Taliban has split from Al Qaeda or not is really irrelevant to me, because their philosophies and methods are very much the same. Murder and intimidation are what they sow, and frankly, I don't see much of a distinction between the two groups now. The Taliban and Al Qaeda technically used to be separate entities, but for all practical purposes they've melded into one mass of bloodshed now. Whether they're together or not, both groups are Islamic extremists and killers.
I would remind the reader that Pakistan is a nation that possesses nuclear weapons. This isn't an Iraq situation where there might or might not be nuclear weapons. Pakistan HAS them. They've conducted tests with them. We've seen those tests. This is fact. So before all the liberals start dismissing my concerns as "typical Republican fearmongering", you'd best think again. There is no question about the existence of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. It was their arsenal that spawned a nuclear arms race between themselves and India. So for all of you who have wondered why I've been calling Pakistan the biggest threat in the world to our national security, I hope that it's becoming a little more clear as to why I feel this way. If Pakistan falls to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, how long do you think it will take for them to start pressing launch buttons? Do you really want to fool yourself into thinking that nobody would be crazy enough to launch that arsenal at us or our allies? If you feel this way, then it's clear that you voted for Obama and that you may as well go back to worrying about when your next welfare check is due to arrive, complements of John Q. Taxpayer. Go back to playing your Wii and leave the security of the world in the hands of those better qualified to understand it than you.
For those who see eye-to-eye with me on these matters, I'm guessing you share my concerns about what it is that the U.S. is going to have to do to quell the Pakistani situation. I'm mystified as to how Pakistan would just give up a province and let the Taliban have it, thinking this would somehow reduce the violence they've been seeing. It's clear that once again, to save the world from imminent disaster, it's going to be up to the U.S. to step up to the plate. The problem is that we've got a panzy liberal in the White House who probably won't do shit about it. Sure, he's planning to send 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. That's a necessary start. But I sure hope he's willing to go the extra mile across the border and face the Taliban and Al Qaeda head-on. He said he'd do that in his campaign speeches. I can pretty much guarantee you that this will NOT happen on his watch. It's just another lie he told to get elected.
My wish is to see our elite military roll through the northwestern province in Pakistan and wipe out every bit of resistance in its path. I don't see the point in worrying about world opinion on this matter, because the rest of the world is too stupid to understand the immense threat that exists in Pakistan. They're all figuring that the battles raging inside Pakistan are an internal matter. That's the same stupid logic that liberals have been applying to the sectarian violence in Iraq: that it's an "internal matter" and that we should butt out of it. Yeah, that's a nice dismissive way to look at it, but the fact of the matter is that if you leave middle eastern assholes to their own devices, you end up with a breeding ground for the expansion of terrorism. This is what happened in Afghanistan throughout the 90's, and is what ultimately allowed 9/11 to transpire. If you don't see that, then shame on you. The world turned a blind eye to events in Afghanistan after the Soviets left, and what we were left with was a wonderful void in power that the Taliban gladly filled. Within their dominion, Al Qaeda was allowed to flourish. This is exactly what will happen in Iraq if we leave too quickly, and it's exactly what will happen in Pakistan unless someone steps up to the plate to intervene in the northwestern province.
This is not a matter in which we can afford to "butt out". There's far too much at stake. I understand that everyone is focused right now on economic matters, since the world economy is in such a downward spiral. But I ask you this question: how much do you think the economy will matter to you when you have nuclear weapons raining down on you from above? I'm guessing that you'll be a tad less concerned about how your 401K is doing, and more concerned with saving your own ass. By then, folks, it'll be too late.
Our new President had better start focusing on world events in a hurry, or he's not gonna have a world left to worry about.
For those who follow my blogs, you're well aware of how much the country of Pakistan deeply concerns me as a potential flashpoint for a major global war. Some developments this week have really troubled me, and they should trouble everyone the world over. The developments are bound to have global implications.
For those who haven't followed my blogs up to this point, please pay attention.
Pakistan, a nation full of more America-haters than almost any other, is a place where bad things are happening. This week, the tenuous government of Pakistan has agreed to cede control of its northwestern province (the place where Bin Laden is thought to be hiding) to none other than: The Taliban! Yes, in order to capitulate to the Islamic extremists who brought you fun moments in history like 9/11, the USS Cole bombing, and the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, Pakistan has decided that they don't want to be bombed, shot, or beheaded while trying to combat extremism in the northwestern province. So rather than face the threat head-on with their military, Pakistan has instead decided to allow the northwestern province's extremist militants to impose Islamic Sharia law, Taliban-style. What does "Taliban-style" mean? Well, it means bombings, shootings, and beheadings.
Think this through to its logical conclusion, folks. Pakistan's government was tired of the threats, intimidation, and violence coming from the Taliban, so in order to get out of the crosshairs of the bad guys, they've capitulated and said, in essence, "If you quit killing us, we'll let you rule your little province, and we won't intervene." The obvious problem with this silly notion is that the Taliban only knows one way of life: murder. So giving them a province to rule will never appease them. It will never be enough for them. The old adage of "give them an inch and they'll take a mile" applies here. Now that this province has essentially "fallen" to the Taliban, how long do you think it will be until the next one falls? Or the one after that? Before too long, the seat of power in Pakistan will belong to the Taliban and their good friends Al Qaeda.
Now I know that I've blogged in the recent past about the Taliban and Al Qaeda supposedly going separate ways, and that the Taliban under Mullah Omar had expressed a desire to distance themselves from Al Qaeda and Bin Laden. This is what the media reported, whether correct or not. And in my blog, I recall being very skeptical about such a "divorce". I figured it was a ploy. Well, for what it's worth, the Taliban's murderous way of life is alive and well in the northwestern province of Pakistan, if you've been following the news there in the last few weeks, months, or even years. It's worsened quite a bit in recent weeks. Whether the Taliban has split from Al Qaeda or not is really irrelevant to me, because their philosophies and methods are very much the same. Murder and intimidation are what they sow, and frankly, I don't see much of a distinction between the two groups now. The Taliban and Al Qaeda technically used to be separate entities, but for all practical purposes they've melded into one mass of bloodshed now. Whether they're together or not, both groups are Islamic extremists and killers.
I would remind the reader that Pakistan is a nation that possesses nuclear weapons. This isn't an Iraq situation where there might or might not be nuclear weapons. Pakistan HAS them. They've conducted tests with them. We've seen those tests. This is fact. So before all the liberals start dismissing my concerns as "typical Republican fearmongering", you'd best think again. There is no question about the existence of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal. It was their arsenal that spawned a nuclear arms race between themselves and India. So for all of you who have wondered why I've been calling Pakistan the biggest threat in the world to our national security, I hope that it's becoming a little more clear as to why I feel this way. If Pakistan falls to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, how long do you think it will take for them to start pressing launch buttons? Do you really want to fool yourself into thinking that nobody would be crazy enough to launch that arsenal at us or our allies? If you feel this way, then it's clear that you voted for Obama and that you may as well go back to worrying about when your next welfare check is due to arrive, complements of John Q. Taxpayer. Go back to playing your Wii and leave the security of the world in the hands of those better qualified to understand it than you.
For those who see eye-to-eye with me on these matters, I'm guessing you share my concerns about what it is that the U.S. is going to have to do to quell the Pakistani situation. I'm mystified as to how Pakistan would just give up a province and let the Taliban have it, thinking this would somehow reduce the violence they've been seeing. It's clear that once again, to save the world from imminent disaster, it's going to be up to the U.S. to step up to the plate. The problem is that we've got a panzy liberal in the White House who probably won't do shit about it. Sure, he's planning to send 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan. That's a necessary start. But I sure hope he's willing to go the extra mile across the border and face the Taliban and Al Qaeda head-on. He said he'd do that in his campaign speeches. I can pretty much guarantee you that this will NOT happen on his watch. It's just another lie he told to get elected.
My wish is to see our elite military roll through the northwestern province in Pakistan and wipe out every bit of resistance in its path. I don't see the point in worrying about world opinion on this matter, because the rest of the world is too stupid to understand the immense threat that exists in Pakistan. They're all figuring that the battles raging inside Pakistan are an internal matter. That's the same stupid logic that liberals have been applying to the sectarian violence in Iraq: that it's an "internal matter" and that we should butt out of it. Yeah, that's a nice dismissive way to look at it, but the fact of the matter is that if you leave middle eastern assholes to their own devices, you end up with a breeding ground for the expansion of terrorism. This is what happened in Afghanistan throughout the 90's, and is what ultimately allowed 9/11 to transpire. If you don't see that, then shame on you. The world turned a blind eye to events in Afghanistan after the Soviets left, and what we were left with was a wonderful void in power that the Taliban gladly filled. Within their dominion, Al Qaeda was allowed to flourish. This is exactly what will happen in Iraq if we leave too quickly, and it's exactly what will happen in Pakistan unless someone steps up to the plate to intervene in the northwestern province.
This is not a matter in which we can afford to "butt out". There's far too much at stake. I understand that everyone is focused right now on economic matters, since the world economy is in such a downward spiral. But I ask you this question: how much do you think the economy will matter to you when you have nuclear weapons raining down on you from above? I'm guessing that you'll be a tad less concerned about how your 401K is doing, and more concerned with saving your own ass. By then, folks, it'll be too late.
Our new President had better start focusing on world events in a hurry, or he's not gonna have a world left to worry about.
