Afghan War after Baitullah Mehsud
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Within days of the “taking out” of Baitullah Mehsud from his hideout in South Waziristan, the mood in the United States is turning from sanguine to gloomy. And it is unrealistic. The cause of the gloom is a Washington Post-ABC News poll in which 51 percent of the respondents said “the war in Afghanistan was not worth fighting”. Are the Americans too beginning to echo the old slogan in Pakistan that it is “not our war”?
The American people must be told that the Pakistanis no longer think it is not their war or that it is not worth fighting. Pakistanis have seen relief from their army’s resolute confrontation with the Taliban, subduing them in Malakand and reducing the pressure of terrorist activities in the rest of the country. America and its NATO allies too have to hold on to the belief that getting rid of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the region will ensure global security.
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The American people must be told that the Pakistanis no longer think it is not their war or that it is not worth fighting. Pakistanis have seen relief from their army’s resolute confrontation with the Taliban, subduing them in Malakand and reducing the pressure of terrorist activities in the rest of the country. America and its NATO allies too have to hold on to the belief that getting rid of the Taliban and Al Qaeda in the region will ensure global security.
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Labels: Baitullah Mehsud, US Invasion of Afghanistan
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