An article in the IHT (�Afghans and NATO routinely find Pakistani link to bombs�, Pg 4, Nov 14 �06 ) on how the trail of �every single member or IED in on e way or another is linked to Pakistan�.

The article mentions how the ranks of Taliban have swelled to 10,000 a year and how an embattled Bush amdinstration is doing its best to push the Pakistanis and Afghans into �greater cooperation� to deal with the problem.
What the article does not mention is that caught in a royal mess amidst the�”axis of evil�,�Bush has little stamina or the desire to enter into another larger and potentially even more drawn out and dangerous conflict with
Pakistan�

I have said this before�and I will mention it again�In ignoring Pakistamn, Bush and the US are breeding possibly the most dangerous demon of Islamic fascism that we are likely to see in the years ahead�Ignoring the danger of a Pakistan ruled by Islamic fanatics will prove to be the undoing of US� strategy in the Middle East and combating Islamic terrorism..�As an aside, do read Brahma Chellaney�s article�on how the West gets away woth ramrakeable double standards in dealing with Iran/North Korea on one hand and
Pakistan on the other.

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