Is It Time to Get Out of Afghanistan?

[Ray]

@Ray; you don't seem to have understood what I meant with the India deal.
I meant to address the one Pakistani interest that totally overrides whatever interest they have in TB and AQ: India's ability to invade Pakistan.

Threaten to push India into such heights of military power that Pakistan would be hopeless and Pakistan would be forced to do just about everything because this touches their core vital interest with a glowing axe.

Bribing Pakistan invited them to play you - threaten them indirectly at their core interest and they'll #### their pants. Even the ISI's vital interest would be hit.

There would not need to be any arms deal. Just the credible threat.

Maybe.

I am not being rude, but are you even aware of the restrictions that the US wants to impose on arms that they SELL to India?

With due humility I will state that India is not a tinpot democracy like some in the neighbourhood that will sell itself. For your information, India has rejected US Arms and weapons platforms.

It is important to note that we are BUYING and paying for it with hard Cash and we are not in the game to SELL OUR SOULS.

May I request that you would do well to research before you post.


Don't forget that China has great stakes in Pakistan to keep India occupied since China sincerely believes that India can upset their apple cart in Tibet with none the wiser.