tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37470964.post1109532086547701171..comments2017-05-18T02:56:23.846-04:00Comments on The Bunker: DO WE STILL HAVE TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN?hoochBP12http://www.blogger.com/profile/17394934506384722069noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37470964.post-51020313221816434242007-03-29T20:18:00.000-04:002007-03-29T20:18:00.000-04:00I've really been monitoring news coming out of Ira...I've really been monitoring news coming out of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. I've also been reading a book called First In by Gary C. Schroen. He led the first team in to Afghanistan after 9/11 to coordinate the Special Ops. He worked for the CIA and had a bunch of ties with the Northern Alliance. In fact, he knew Massoud. Anyway, I'm thinking that the Coalition is going with the tactic of holding ground now. Helmand has always been a give and take, and the east is really our ground up until the boarder with Pakistan. The fact is we can't move into Pakistan, so holding the ground and finding a political solution and applying pressure is about the only option. Anyway, I came across this article today. Regroup and prepare for the next round is what this is leading me to believe.http://www.examiner.com/a-640956~United_States_terrorist_hunters_stretched_thin.html I don't know if you read about the terrorist fighting the tribesmen in South Waziristan last week and the deals that are taking place this week, but in my opinion, what I see going on is a CIA op or another op by the Pakistan SIS. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has got to be putting pressure on the Pakistan government to crackdown on terrorism. Pakistan has applied for membership with the SCO, but I don't think SCO will let them in until some major issues get resolved in Pakistan. Pakistan always has a finger in Afghanistan's business, but I feel in my gut like there is something going on that has not hit the press. Plus, I think that we want Pakistan to fry the big fishes to keep our hands clean and we can pick up all the little fishes for our clandestine ops and make sure the extremist cycles doesn't repeat. If anything, this is some food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37470964.post-56881637259594148332007-03-29T20:17:00.000-04:002007-03-29T20:17:00.000-04:00I've really been monitoring news coming out of Ira...I've really been monitoring news coming out of Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. I've also been reading a book called First In by Gary C. Schroen. He led the first team in to Afghanistan after 9/11 to coordinate the Special Ops. He worked for the CIA and had a bunch of ties with the Northern Alliance. In fact, he knew Massoud. Anyway, I'm thinking that the Coalition is going with the tactic of holding ground now. Helmand has always been a give and take, and the east is really our ground up until the boarder with Pakistan. The fact is we can't move into Pakistan, so holding the ground and finding a political solution and applying pressure is about the only option. Anyway, I came across this article today. Regroup and prepare for the next round is what this is leading me to believe.http://www.examiner.com/a-640956~United_States_terrorist_hunters_stretched_thin.html I don't know if you read about the terrorist fighting the tribesmen in South Waziristan last week and the deals that are taking place this week, but in my opinion, what I see going on is a CIA op or another op by the Pakistan SIS. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has got to be putting pressure on the Pakistan government to crackdown on terrorism. Pakistan has applied for membership with the SCO, but I don't think SCO will let them in until some major issues get resolved in Pakistan. Pakistan always has a finger in Afghanistan's business, but I feel in my gut like there is something going on that has not hit the press. Plus, I think that we want Pakistan to fry the big fishes to keep our hands clean and we can pick up all the little fishes for our clandestine ops and make sure the extremist cycles doesn't repeat. If anything, this is some food for thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com