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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: unclewest who wrote (10161)11/13/2001 7:20:08 AM
From: Condor   of 281500
 
Whew!...deja vu or what?
Bush Jr. is at the crossroads of decision making that his dad was when they put the run on the Iraqis.
IMO he can't hold back now. It would never wash at home a second time.
I'm thinking that an escalated full out push south is necessary and immediately ( and I mean immediately) the humanitarian and political vacuum behind the front lines should be filled poste haste. This is where the war on terrorism and victory over dissident muslims worldwide can be won NOW. The front is not the battle line now but the humanitarian and political reconstruction.
The UN, Bangladesh, Northern Alliance and the US should immediately undertake a intermediate control status. The NA should be warned by the US that atrocities wil lin no way be tolerated. Atrocities could undermine the entire victory and plunge the country into a secondary war.
While hesitant to involve themselves in the politics of Afghanistan, I see no way out in the short term. They have to take control until stability ensues. This war is at a crucial juncture and the situation is very dangerous. The stunning and lightening advance have changed the dynamics of the situation and I'm inclined to think that global military ground forces are now in order, as temporary peacekeeping and security.
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