Comments for DAILY EXCEPTION http://dailyexception.com US & Global Strategic Commentary Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:55:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Wall St Journal Opinion: Pakistan’s Struggle With Modernity by William Holland http://dailyexception.com/2009/06/26/wall-st-journal-opinion-pakistans-struggle-with-modernity/#comment-256 William Holland Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:55:36 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=561#comment-256 Simply put, this is a great blog. Keep up the good work. Please visit when you get time. wjholland.wordpress.com Simply put, this is a great blog. Keep up the good work. Please visit when you get time. wjholland.wordpress.com

]]> Comment on Is Xinjiang China’s Kashmir? by yan bixing http://dailyexception.com/2009/07/14/is-xinjiang-chinas-kashmir/#comment-255 yan bixing Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:56:33 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=628#comment-255 Xinjiang is not China's Kashimir but Chechynia...... Xinjiang is not China’s Kashimir but Chechynia……

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]]> Comment on Something happened on the way to Kabul by neel123 http://dailyexception.com/2010/02/21/something-happened-on-the-way-to-kabul/#comment-251 neel123 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:04:23 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=1180#comment-251 India might spend billions in purchasing the most lethal weapons from the US, but these would look ridiculous when Pakistan is delivered equal or more lethal stuff the nex day, free of cost in the guise of economic aid ..... !!! India might spend billions in purchasing the most lethal weapons from the US, but these would look ridiculous when Pakistan is delivered equal or more lethal stuff the nex day, free of cost in the guise of economic aid ….. !!!

]]> Comment on Something happened on the way to Kabul by neel123 http://dailyexception.com/2010/02/21/something-happened-on-the-way-to-kabul/#comment-250 neel123 Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:01:03 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=1180#comment-250 What stops the Americans to position their aircraft careers off the coast of Karachi, and bomb Pakistan back to the stone age, unless the Pakistani Army and the ISI acts decisively against the forces that the NATO is trying to eliminate ? What stops the Americans to position their aircraft careers off the coast of Karachi, and bomb Pakistan back to the stone age, unless the Pakistani Army and the ISI acts decisively against the forces that the NATO is trying to eliminate ?

]]> Comment on Something happened on the way to Kabul by Manish Thakur http://dailyexception.com/2010/02/21/something-happened-on-the-way-to-kabul/#comment-249 Manish Thakur Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:34:08 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=1180#comment-249 In reality, the US hasnt had a clue of how to deal with Pakistan for decades. It is not as simple as Pakistan being a trusted tool for them to use. No one in Washington trusts Pakistan. No one. Yes - there is an aligning of India and the US when it comes to China, but this accrues to Delhi's advantage as much (if not more) than Washington. India does not want to be left alone to face the Chinese dragon. Indians go on and on about how they dont want to be America's "counterweight" to China, but then go ballistic at any sign that the US and China are getting on. Can't have it both ways. The truth is that as two complementary multi-ethnic democracies, it is in both India and America's interest to stick together when it comes to China, and both parties in both capitals know this. As for India-US defense trade, i could not disagree with you more! India virtually buys nothing from the US right now. But it should as American weaponry is superior, and 50% of Indian military equipment is now obsolete (Source: CII/KPMG). How exactly do you expect to improve national security vs Pakistan, when India's low defense spend and inefficient state-owned entities have resulted in India actually being weaker than Pak in critical nuclear and missile aresenals. India needs a defense shake up - whether with US supplies or not. In reality, the US hasnt had a clue of how to deal with Pakistan for decades. It is not as simple as Pakistan being a trusted tool for them to use. No one in Washington trusts Pakistan. No one.

Yes – there is an aligning of India and the US when it comes to China, but this accrues to Delhi’s advantage as much (if not more) than Washington. India does not want to be left alone to face the Chinese dragon. Indians go on and on about how they dont want to be America’s “counterweight” to China, but then go ballistic at any sign that the US and China are getting on. Can’t have it both ways. The truth is that as two complementary multi-ethnic democracies, it is in both India and America’s interest to stick together when it comes to China, and both parties in both capitals know this.

As for India-US defense trade, i could not disagree with you more! India virtually buys nothing from the US right now. But it should as American weaponry is superior, and 50% of Indian military equipment is now obsolete (Source: CII/KPMG). How exactly do you expect to improve national security vs Pakistan, when India’s low defense spend and inefficient state-owned entities have resulted in India actually being weaker than Pak in critical nuclear and missile aresenals. India needs a defense shake up – whether with US supplies or not.

]]> Comment on Something happened on the way to Kabul by neel123 http://dailyexception.com/2010/02/21/something-happened-on-the-way-to-kabul/#comment-248 neel123 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:16:47 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=1180#comment-248 Pakistan has always been the the most trusted tool of the Anglo-Americans, that would do their dirty jobs in return for billions in economic and military aid. Naturally, the Anglo-Americans would not like to let go this tool, in the neighbourhood of Iran, India, China, Russia and Central Asia, so easily. At the same time, now they need India, to play the bogey of China and sell weapons worth billions of dollars. It is a dirty game being played by the Anglo-Americans, that involves a lot of balancing and bluff. India, lead by a bunch of incompetent and spineless mother fu**er Congress politicians, is at high risk of walking into the deadly trap, of wasting billions of dollars while achieving little in terms of national security vis a vis Pakistan. Pakistan has always been the the most trusted tool of the Anglo-Americans, that would do their dirty jobs in return for billions in economic and military aid.

Naturally, the Anglo-Americans would not like to let go this tool, in the neighbourhood of Iran, India, China, Russia and Central Asia, so easily. At the same time, now they need India, to play the bogey of China and sell weapons worth billions of dollars.

It is a dirty game being played by the Anglo-Americans, that involves a lot of balancing and bluff.

India, lead by a bunch of incompetent and spineless mother fu**er Congress politicians, is at high risk of walking into the deadly trap, of wasting billions of dollars while achieving little in terms of national security vis a vis Pakistan.

]]> Comment on Some ideas for winning in Afghanistan by brian http://dailyexception.com/2010/02/14/some-ideas-for-afghanistan/#comment-246 brian Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:55:28 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=1171#comment-246 2. Ah quite so and you were clear the first time, i was writing faster than thinking on this point. Where i was trying to get to though was concern over creating a proxy war between India and Pakistan, indeed perhaps something more than a proxy war if embedded advisers from both sides end up going at it. If the Paks are double dealing, officially supporting the US and Afghan army while ISI supports the Taliban- could make for some interesting results. It would be interesting to see how Pakistan would react if significant numbers of Indian troops were planted to their West...If the did not have nukes then i would be all for it, and maybe it would make them think twice about causing trouble inside India proper. For the first time it is actually possible- Afghan government and army exists solely because of US support for now- we tell them their new friends are from India, that puts Pakistan in a new and different strategic position- 2. Ah quite so and you were clear the first time, i was writing faster than thinking on this point. Where i was trying to get to though was concern over creating a proxy war between India and Pakistan, indeed perhaps something more than a proxy war if embedded advisers from both sides end up going at it. If the Paks are double dealing, officially supporting the US and Afghan army while ISI supports the Taliban- could make for some interesting results.

It would be interesting to see how Pakistan would react if significant numbers of Indian troops were planted to their West…If the did not have nukes then i would be all for it, and maybe it would make them think twice about causing trouble inside India proper. For the first time it is actually possible- Afghan government and army exists solely because of US support for now- we tell them their new friends are from India, that puts Pakistan in a new and different strategic position-

]]> Comment on Some ideas for winning in Afghanistan by Manish Thakur http://dailyexception.com/2010/02/14/some-ideas-for-afghanistan/#comment-245 Manish Thakur Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:09:08 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=1171#comment-245 1. I agree with you entirely on the Obama timeline being a bad idea. In reality it is vague what it means when it says we will "start" withdrawing, but nonetheless, it was not the right thing to do if you want to win the war. It was politically expedient back home in the US though 2. The Afghan soldiers are not an arm of the ISI. Not at all. The Taliban, however, are. That's actually the point 1. I agree with you entirely on the Obama timeline being a bad idea. In reality it is vague what it means when it says we will “start” withdrawing, but nonetheless, it was not the right thing to do if you want to win the war. It was politically expedient back home in the US though

2. The Afghan soldiers are not an arm of the ISI. Not at all. The Taliban, however, are. That’s actually the point

]]> Comment on Some ideas for winning in Afghanistan by brian http://dailyexception.com/2010/02/14/some-ideas-for-afghanistan/#comment-244 brian Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:18:20 +0000 http://dailyexception.com/?p=1171#comment-244 Regarding your first point, is it not the fact that the Obama administration, from before taking office to this very day, has operated from timelines and broadcasting dates to withdraw? This seems to be at the core of their thinking- what is your view of that? As to point three, what is the practicality of India sending advisers to Afghan theater- would that not make for strange bedfellows, to say the least? To the extent that Afghan soldiers are an arm of the ISI, what is the nuts and bolts of that, and is it really in the cards? Regarding your first point, is it not the fact that the Obama administration, from before taking office to this very day, has operated from timelines and broadcasting dates to withdraw? This seems to be at the core of their thinking- what is your view of that? As to point three, what is the practicality of India sending advisers to Afghan theater- would that not make for strange bedfellows, to say the least? To the extent that Afghan soldiers are an arm of the ISI, what is the nuts and bolts of that, and is it really in the cards?

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