Obama the New Nixon in Pakistan

Telegraph: Reports that the Obama Administration is following a twin tack policy in Pakistan and Afghanistan, it will talk to moderate Taliban/Terrorists but it will also hit the Taliban/Terrorists in their safe heavens of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. As with Nixon in Vietnam, the fighting got worse before the Peace Deal, thus it can be postulated that the USA will have to do heavy fighting on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, while making sure the Government in Pakistan does not fall to the terrorists. This plan is very dangerous, could go wrong, the attacks in the Badlands could cause the people to support the terrorists and revolt against the elected Government of Pakistan. The state of Pakistan could fall apart, the terrorists could take over and get their hands on the nuclear weapons of Pakistan. Thus the Obama Administration is walking in the footsteps of Richard Nixon, lets hope Pakistan is not South Vietnam, and we see helicopters taking the US personnel from the Embassy with the terrorists at the door.

North Korea - Combat Ready

Fox News: Reports that North Korea has stated that it is Combat Ready, it will strike back should its missile launch be thwarted. This could be sabre rattling by the Communist North, what do they want, is it another form of blackmail, have they seen the benefits offered to Iran and want the same. Or do they really want an confrontation with the Obama Administration, do they see the USA as weak due to the economic meltdown and the Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Lets hope China can control North Korea, its their backyard, time for action China.

War in Korea ?

BBC News: Reports on a threat from North Korea to take military action should its missile launch be thwarted by military means. This could be a warning to Japan, Japan has stated it will shoot down the missile if it is seen as a threat to Japan. Also the US Chairman of the of the Join Chiefs has stated of late that the Obama Administration has not made its mind up either way, to allow the launch or to shoot the missile down. If your Iran when do you think it would be the best time to announce to the world your a member of the nuclear club, lets see when Korea launches it missile, and the the Obama Administration has to decide if it wants another Korean War in the 21 Century. Lets hope Iran is a year off from going nuclear, not sure with the Economic crisis, Afghanistan, Iraq and now Korea that the Obama Administration could cope with Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Korea and Iran and the Economic Meltdown of the West.

UK Out of Iraq by September 2009

Fox News: Reports that the Iraqi War will finish for the UK in September. When out brave forces come back lets honour them, they did the job as they always do, lets honour them with parades and if you see a Armed Forces Personnel around, commend their work in Iraq.

Enemy Within Part Two = Pakistan

The Times: Reports on the view that the Police in Lahore, Pakistan had a hidden hand in helping the terrorists attack the Cricket Team from Sri Lanka. In essence the failure of the Pakistan State has corrupted the civic structure from the Police to the Armed Forces. The Obama Administration has to keep an eagle eye on Pakistan, if Pakistan falls to the terrorists then that is a game changer in the region, India might attack Pakistan before its attacked, the terrorists might attack India and the Western troops in Afghanistan. Thus lets hope the CIA and MI6 have on the ground presence in Pakistan to watch the nuclear missiles of Pakistan. At the end of the day President Obama might have to take them out with or without of the approval of Pakistan.

Talking to Moderate Taliban/Terrorists - Obama ?

BBC News: Reports on an Interview given by President Obama to the Liberal New York Times. The President stated that he is open to talks with moderate Taliban/Terrorists fighters in Afghanistan. The President also stated that the West is not winning in Afghanistan. At the least the President is thinking outside the box, using the Iraqi model of talking to the enemy who are willing to talk, also the President sees that Afghanistan is not good for the West. This shows that Obama does not want to be another LBJ and he does not want Afghanistan to turn in to his Vietnam. Obama as with Richard Nixon; Nixon in Vietnam; wants out of Afghanistan, wise move, but it took years for Nixon to get out of Vietnam, there was more harsh fighting in Vietnam, thus Afghanistan and Pakistan will get a lot worse before it gets better, this is a long and hard War. To miss quote LBJ, Afghanistan is a bitch of a War.

Enemy Within = Pakistan

The Times: Reports that the UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband has stressed the need for the political elites in Pakistan to come together to fight the common threat of terrorists. The more the political elites in Pakistan fight each other, the more the terrorists will be able to use this mess to take over Pakistan. If the terrorists take over Pakistan, the the Western War in Afghanistan gets worse, now we face the safe heavens that terrorists have in the badlands of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, what happens if the terrorists take over Pakistan with their nuclear weapons. A nuclear armed Pakistan in the hands of the terrorists could make the Vietnam War look like a bright idea. The Obama Administration has to move in to these badlands, clean them out, rebuild the structure of Pakistan, then and only then does the West have a chance in Afghanistan.