Comments on: Fix Pakistan, Tie Strings to Aid http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/28/fix-pakistan-tie-strings-to-us-aid/ Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paulhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/28/fix-pakistan-tie-strings-to-us-aid/#comment-7778 paul Fri, 01 May 2009 16:27:10 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=6028#comment-7778 Not!Iraq is more of a base than Pak....History and placements....Iraq,Iran,Assyria etc.... Not!Iraq is more of a base than Pak.…History
and placements.…Iraq,Iran,Assyria etc.…

]]> By: Major Mark says Don't drink the KoolAidhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/28/fix-pakistan-tie-strings-to-us-aid/#comment-7743 Major Mark says Don't drink the KoolAid Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:11:47 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=6028#comment-7743 Kilcullen and Kagan (KK) are pipe smokers and their contributions to counter insurgency are minimal and theorist at best. A small number of idiots who buy lotto tickets every day eventually win a jackpot; congrats gents yours was Petraueus and counterinsurgency in Iraq. "channel all military support through the civilian authorities and ensuring greater accountability and oversight...?" Do you mean the civilian authorities run by a guy who used to be called Mr. 10%? The bottom line is that KK have no strategy and grapple with overlaying their broad and generalist strategy to a distinctly different part of the world. Don't drink their kool aid. They are forgetting that Pakistan is unique and a key fact of counter insurgency is understanding the dynamics. Pakistan is in the early days of a civil war. Insurgencies evolve...look at Hamas and Hezbollah. Text book insurgency and the model for the Taliban. The insurgency that Pakistan fights has immediate goals to control the country and govern the nation. Wake up...weakening the Pak military would be the nail in the coffin. They are the key to stability in that country. Civilian rule can be exhibited in other ways beyond laundering money at the cost of losing the war. The diplomats need to get motivated. If you are gong to drink kool aid, go with PURPLE! Kilcullen and Kagan (KK) are pipe smokers and their contributions to counter insurgency are minimal and theorist at best. A small number of idiots who buy lotto tickets every day eventually win a jackpot; congrats gents yours was Petraueus and counterinsurgency in Iraq. “channel all military support through the civilian authorities and ensuring greater accountability and oversight…?” Do you mean the civilian authorities run by a guy who used to be called Mr. 10%? The bottom line is that KK have no strategy and grapple with overlaying their broad and generalist strategy to a distinctly different part of the world. Don’t drink their kool aid. They are forgetting that Pakistan is unique and a key fact of counter insurgency is understanding the dynamics. Pakistan is in the early days of a civil war. Insurgencies evolve…look at Hamas and Hezbollah. Text book insurgency and the model for the Taliban. The insurgency that Pakistan fights has immediate goals to control the country and govern the nation.
Wake up…weakening the Pak military would be the nail in the coffin. They are the key to stability in that country. Civilian rule can be exhibited in other ways beyond laundering money at the cost of losing the war. The diplomats need to get motivated. If you are gong to drink kool aid, go with PURPLE!

]]> By: Sikh Soldierhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/28/fix-pakistan-tie-strings-to-us-aid/#comment-7735 Sikh Soldier Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:33:56 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=6028#comment-7735 Why doesn't US take a Strong military action then? We all know Pakistan has openly announced "No US Troops in Pakistani Boundaries"And in spite of this fact US Doesn't send strong Army forces to take action there."Pakistan is the main base of Al-qaida"... there was even a report once that Osama laden is there! I'm pissed off with pakistan! Why doesn’t US take a Strong military action then? We all know Pakistan has openly announced “No US Troops in Pakistani Boundaries”

And in spite of this fact US Doesn’t send strong Army forces to take action there.

“Pakistan is the main base of Al-qaida”… there was even a report once that Osama laden is there!
I’m pissed off with pakistan!

]]> By: UNRRhttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/28/fix-pakistan-tie-strings-to-us-aid/#comment-7712 UNRR Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:35:52 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=6028#comment-7712 This post has been linked for the HOT5 Daily 4/29/2009, at <a href="http://unreligiousright.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Unreligious Right</a> This post has been linked for the HOT5 Daily 4/29/2009, at The Unreligious Right

]]> By: mark shttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/28/fix-pakistan-tie-strings-to-us-aid/#comment-7711 mark s Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:31:02 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=6028#comment-7711 how about removing by force or destroying the nuclear facilities ,then let india have there way with them .the pakistani s are allies to know one how about removing by force or destroying the nuclear facilities ‚then let india have there way with them .the pakistani s are allies to know one

]]> By: Charles Phillips, LtCol USAF Rethttp://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/28/fix-pakistan-tie-strings-to-us-aid/#comment-7708 Charles Phillips, LtCol USAF Ret Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:50:52 +0000 http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=6028#comment-7708 A counterinsurgency strategy is one that puts the enemy logistics and training centers in the sights of our guys. If we control every foot of road in Afghanistan, and yet the Taliban has a border to run back behind - we have started a campaign of attrition. The US has historically not been good at staying the course under those conditions. The British in Malaya were better, the French in Algeria were worse.It sounds like we tried to buy the Paks (we tried that years ago as well) and they found a better offer. A counterinsurgency strategy is one that puts the enemy logistics and training centers in the sights of our guys. If we control every foot of road in Afghanistan, and yet the Taliban has a border to run back behind — we have started a campaign of attrition. The US has historically not been good at staying the course under those conditions. The British in Malaya were better, the French in Algeria were worse.

It sounds like we tried to buy the Paks (we tried that years ago as well) and they found a better offer.

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