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Except for the terrain, unless flying.

Hey, as long as this works, it will be business as usual, sadly.

Much of what you say here is applicable to most countries. A great start!

I would suggest adding Gen MacArthur in that reading list.

Agreed. It will become clearer soon enough.

Unless the goal is UNmitigation? All is not what it appears to be, that is all I will say.

IF it has ended, that is.

And the non-believers in DC down here on Earth. :D

Unless there is a reason that is not evident to most at the present time.

You mean like another "Dam [n] " Fund? :D We already know that simply does not work. Besides, the CAS will likely not be as charitable as our Arab friends in foregoing payments.

The trade potential is there, yes, but Pakistan has never had a problem in any gas or oil flowing to it. The problem is how to pay for the energy it imports given the economic productivity it has, and is likely to have over the next decade, or even several decades. Granted, supplies from Central...

LOL! So I take it you do not want to opine on whether the Talibs in the said office are the good ones or the bad ones? :D Seriously though, those who think that somehow the noble warriors have won again are seriously mistaken.

Such romanticism of the noble jihadi warriors was done only to have them suitably motivated to destroy the USSR. The world has changed since then, and drastically so. (I think you just called PMIK a teenage girl. :D )

No. The 9/11 attacks were executed by the ensconced leadership of AQ there. They will not be able to do so again.

Are the above fawning descriptives for the good or the bad Taliban?

Nothing in that rant is correct. The US military must fulfill what they are asked to do by the civilian leadership in pursuit of national interests. That is all. (Let us all also keep in mind why USA needed to go to Afghanistan in the first place.)

Excerpt from: https://www.economist.com/asia/2021/08/14/afghanistans-neighbours-are-preparing-for-life-with-the-taliban Pakistan is the most significant. It has not only the longest border and deepest links with Afghanistan, but also close ties to the Taliban. Its powerful security...

This election is going to be interesting to watch, not just for the mechanics of holding one during covid, but also the effect it will likely have on the electioneering and the feeling of the population on the issue.

What a poetically true statement. What a pity it is then, since Pakistan has a history of throwing the sparkling embers into the wind to leave as diaspora across the world, while it throws the leftover ashes into its own face.

Sorry for being late, I was away, will take a few days to catch up here.