If most of the bad guys and the source of the problem (see below) is in Pakistan, why don't we just shift gears and get to the root of the problem and correct Pakistan? Why still linger on in Afghanistan?
... most leaders of the Afghan Taliban are based in Pakistan, directing their forces from hide-outs across the border. Mullah Omar and his top deputies are believed to be in or around the southern Pakistani city of Quetta. Two other major factions in the Afghan insurgency are led by veteran Afghan warlords, Jalaluddin Haqqani and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, who are in Pakistan’s tribal areas, where the Pakistan Taliban is strongest. Al Qaeda’s leaders, including Mr. bin Laden, are believed to be hiding in the same tribal areas of Pakistan. While it has been weakened by American missile strikes, the terrorist network nonetheless is believed to have provided support for the Pakistani Taliban’s strikes against the Pakistani government.
More here. Today, I ran into a bit of news that tells me that Pakistan has suicide bombers targeting a nuclear weapons site. One fears for the safety of an entire sub-continent now...
Take. Pakistan. Out. Now.
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