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To: FaultLine who wrote (5281)	10/15/2001 2:18:28 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Thanks for posting that piece, FaultLine. The political situation is devilishly complicated. India may be upset with the US for forging a closer link to Pakistan. The US' most promising Afghani friend, the NA, is a Pakistani enemy. We help the NA and we upset the Pakistanis. The Saudis are being subjected to unusually difficult domestic pressures so our relationship with them is presently strained. A promising spot is Arafat. He is not condemning us, for once. He has taken a very big gamble, backed with his life, by supporting the US in the present conflict. Who would have ever thought that Arafat, of all people, would support us under any circumstances? The East is indeed a strange place. Makes the pre-WWI Balkans look simple by comparison.

To: FaultLine who wrote (5281)	10/15/2001 2:19:45 PM
From: HG	Respond to of 281500

I have this sneaking suspicion that Law of Diminishing Returns has come into effect in Afghanistan, and the bombarding now is more for American public than for anything else....and the fact that they cannot really reach Taliban leadership is making the Taliban look invincible in the Arab world... Message 16498870 There has to be a better way. The violence is spreading all over the world...... Not many of Taliban leadership have died. This could go on for years. They have to do something to make it more effective than it is. Maybe a ground war, but that could be just as futile. Afghanistan has a very trecherous terrain.... US may soon lose its collective anger and will to fight......unless something rejuvinates the spirit. A success is needed quick...... BTW: I was flamed for that post, so let me say this here...this is all JMHO !! <smile>