blain2,
I'm not defending US. Of course they have made a mess of a war which had total international support 10 years back.
If they think Pakistan has led them down, they are reacting very late. Its mostly over for all parties. No one is going to get a friendly Afghanistan, not even Afghan people. Agreed, Russia and China are pissed of with US but that's because US keeps looking to further its own interests and then expects everyone to back their war on terror. Even Indians are now upset with America's flip flop policy in Afghanistan. Sometimes they talk to Taliban, sometimes no talk to Taliban. Sometimes Karzai is good, other times he is bad. At a time of global economic crisis, why is america trying to take on every country by extending its bases and making missile shields?
As far as instability goes I can clearly see Afghanistan going back to where it was after Soviet's had left. All the neighbours will start propping up their proxy regimes. What do you think is gonna happen?
I'm not defending US. Of course they have made a mess of a war which had total international support 10 years back.
If they think Pakistan has led them down, they are reacting very late. Its mostly over for all parties. No one is going to get a friendly Afghanistan, not even Afghan people. Agreed, Russia and China are pissed of with US but that's because US keeps looking to further its own interests and then expects everyone to back their war on terror. Even Indians are now upset with America's flip flop policy in Afghanistan. Sometimes they talk to Taliban, sometimes no talk to Taliban. Sometimes Karzai is good, other times he is bad. At a time of global economic crisis, why is america trying to take on every country by extending its bases and making missile shields?
As far as instability goes I can clearly see Afghanistan going back to where it was after Soviet's had left. All the neighbours will start propping up their proxy regimes. What do you think is gonna happen?