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the sole global superpower
We can start by declining to do more than our share. We can leave Afghanistan to the EU.
Posted to Foreigners by david wayne osedach on November 24, 2009
21st Century Diplomacy
Understandably we need to foster a strong relationship with India, but is it wise to do so at the cost of our relationship with Pakiston, tenuous as it may be? Ask that same question about Russia and or China as well. I hate to sit on the fence, but Russia and China are on the UN Security Committee, Pakistan is instrumental in our efforts in ...
Posted to Fighting Words by Willard4101 on December 10, 2008
china has interests in afghanistan
china has a few million extra young men plus a natural-born interest in the middle east's increasingly precious petro resources. if they're ever to have a sphere of influence in this critical region, afghanistan will be a particularly compelling roadside attraction.
Posted to War Stories by orionoir on June 18, 2008