By Lance Winslow
Before the United States military goes charging off into "Talley Band Country" in the middle of Pakistan there are a few things that they need to understand. First, many people like the Taliban better than the Pakistani government. And they are really not worried about terrorism all that would much, oh, about 10% of the people are, but the rest are not worried at all.
Did you know that nearly half of the Pakistani People are worried about inflation; 25% are concerned with unemployment, and only 10% with terrorism, which appears to be equal with fear of poverty. 75% of Pakistanis do not like the idea of US UAVs coming into the Swat Valley or other rural tribal areas to take out terrorists.
With statistics like that, it's going to be very difficult for the United States to impede upon Pakistan territory to root out the Taliban, or Al Qaeda. Further, the Pakistani government knows that they cannot do anything about the United States going in to catch terrorists, but if they stand by and let that happen, the citizens may rise up and try to overtake the government.
If all that happens, and the United States military is involved in the middle of it, we have another huge fiasco on our hands, and we created even more of a problem. It will make the Taliban and Al Qaeda heroes, able to recruit more money, and people to their cause against the West. Please consider this.
Ref. International Republican Institute; information available online or in downloadable .pdf format from their report of March 2009; the data above appeared in Associated Press recently also. It's always good to verify sources anytime you read online.
Before the United States military goes charging off into "Talley Band Country" in the middle of Pakistan there are a few things that they need to understand. First, many people like the Taliban better than the Pakistani government. And they are really not worried about terrorism all that would much, oh, about 10% of the people are, but the rest are not worried at all.
Did you know that nearly half of the Pakistani People are worried about inflation; 25% are concerned with unemployment, and only 10% with terrorism, which appears to be equal with fear of poverty. 75% of Pakistanis do not like the idea of US UAVs coming into the Swat Valley or other rural tribal areas to take out terrorists.
With statistics like that, it's going to be very difficult for the United States to impede upon Pakistan territory to root out the Taliban, or Al Qaeda. Further, the Pakistani government knows that they cannot do anything about the United States going in to catch terrorists, but if they stand by and let that happen, the citizens may rise up and try to overtake the government.
If all that happens, and the United States military is involved in the middle of it, we have another huge fiasco on our hands, and we created even more of a problem. It will make the Taliban and Al Qaeda heroes, able to recruit more money, and people to their cause against the West. Please consider this.
Ref. International Republican Institute; information available online or in downloadable .pdf format from their report of March 2009; the data above appeared in Associated Press recently also. It's always good to verify sources anytime you read online.
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