$(document).ready( function () { talk_rendercallback({"enabled":"0","islive":"0","eid":5519,"total":"3","discussion":[{"nm":"Obamas\' war","rs":"0","ms":"Answer the question: \n\nHow has terrisom affected American policy of collective security and deterrance?","pt":"Oct 21, 2009 15:11"},{"nm":"Indian Soldier","rs":"0","ms":"A typical counter-insurgency campaign lasts 15 - 20 years. so one must have the stomach for that. A short but difficult recipe for the strategy : Step No 1:Seal the borders with Pakistan, Step 2: apply enormous pressure on Pakistan(you already have them by the unmentionables) to clean up Waziristan simultaneously, Step 3: Strengthen Afghan Intelligence and the Army; Step 4 : Forget election fraud, its no big deal in this part of the world and Karzai as it is in a tough spot; all you need is a Pathan head of state,Step5 : Neutralise funding for the Taliban from the Gulf. Continue with this campaign for 5 more years and then decide. Most importantly remember the key to victory in Afghanistan lies in Pakistan. In the mid 1990s, in the blackest moments of the Kashmir insurgency people thought all was lost, but it was the Indian infantry which, at a bloody price, ground the insurgency to the situation now.","pt":"Oct 16, 2009 05:51"},{"nm":"Drew Crockett","rs":"0","ms":"How can the United States possibly expect to "secure" a lasting peace in Afghanistan/Pakistan when we are essentially asking the people there to change their culture, their age-old habits - essentially all that they are familiar with, for our ultimate security?  Especially when discussions of "future" mean something entirely different to a people who live so simply, day-by-day, hand-to-mouth.  \n\nOur western logic holds little relevance for the common Afghan/Pakistani.  They resent such impositions, and most probably will continue to do so.  Is it any wonder why they resist our efforts to change their world when they have so much to lose - and so very little to gain in return?  \n\nWe\'ve entered a cultural & religious war which history has proven to be deadly WITHOUT Victors!  Trouble is: We\'re running out of good choices & exit strategies.  The forces of darkness are quickly converging. . .  ","pt":"Oct 15, 2009 02:07"}]}); });