Thank you for bring this up
[QUOTE=Ray;44199]
Do forgive me, but that is where is the disconnect of the western way of thinking and the Oriental one.
True there is election and a coalition of convergent party is in power. But, will they accept that the problem is of their won creation? They will consider it as US bequeathed! Therefore, while they are ready to assist, the problem, as far as they are concerned is that of the US and they are the sufferers!
This was exactly what I was trying to get at. The reality that it is a disconnect between ways of thinking will not unfortunately mean that that won't be the thinking anyway. At least from many of the areas where that thinking comes out in the public sector.
This would or will bring out the second issue you described. It is at that point I think the shift may take place. Unlike the devisiveness of the Iraq war in the political realm almost noone within the political or public realm in the west disagrees with operations needing to be conducted in Afghanistan. I mean after all that's where OB and Zawahiri are, right. Thus the pressure change in that I don't see the lack of popular support for dealing with AQ and the Taliban and thus the expectation for the new Pakistani government to do something besides say (Not our Problem).
Seeing as it won't be their fault would it follow that they wouldn't have to fear the same popular backlash and as such should we go ahead and take care of the problem we "caused"
Bookmarks