Comments on: Is Obama’s Afghanistan troop strategy viable?

By: Tahir Rizvi, Alabama, USA.

Tahir Rizvi, Alabama, USA. — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

President Obama has taken the right steps under the current situation to stabilize Afghanistan. America has sacrificed enough lives and resources in its efforts to save Afghans from the Talibans. We all hope that Afghans will soon be able to take charge of their own affairs in a democratic way. We all wish for peace and progress in Afghanistan!!! Americans deserve gratitude for their sacrifices in support of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

By: JK

JK — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@ MUSTAFA

Present dilemma is deeply rooted in poverty per Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs!

By: Mustafa

Mustafa — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@ JK

No sane person will accept your theory that the creators and trainers of suicide bombers and the suicide bombers themselves are from the community of poor beggars (Faqeer) hungry for food. I consider this as an insult to the poor beggar community. They will never stoop to killing innocent men, women and children in mosques, market places and schools. A starving person will use all available money to buy food, not to buy materials to make bomb.

By: JK

JK — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Rkay says: January 4th, 2010 at 2:47 am But the goal is not to eradicate poverty. The goal is to eliminate terrorist threat to US. You misread the goals.

What is the impetus for terrorism? What is the root cause? When humans do not have food in their stomach. They can do anything for a meager price.

By: Mustafa

Mustafa — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

@ RKAY

I agree with you the goal of President Obama is to eliminate militants and terrorist’s threat to US.

The same way the goal of President Zardari is to eliminate militants and terrorists threat to Pakistan.

Every country has a right to protect itself from all its potential enemies by all available means.

By: rkay

rkay — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

But the goal is not to eradicate poverty. The goal is to eliminate terrorist threat to US. You misread the goals.

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JK says: January 1st, 2010 at 2:43 pm
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Has poverty ever been eradicated by Military means? President Obama needs to focus on Economic strategy rather than troop surge to win the hearts and minds of Afghans.
President Obama needs to look back at JFK era and come up with innovative solutions like Peace Corps and not military surges. It is the poverty eradication strategy that needs to be devised.

By: JK

JK — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

By: javid abid

javid abid — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Absolutely not. USA will have to leave Afghanistan soon like they did in Veit Nam.

Americans are responsible to murder hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children in Afghanistan. USA must be tried in the international court of Justice.

By: Awareness

Awareness — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

Most important thing for Pakistan now is to guard it’s own security and the wellbeing of it’s nation. So first things first. Security comes from a robust and strong arm force and security force. “Where there is security, there is freedom and wellbeing”
All other things are secondary especially when foreign enemy opportunists have evil designs.

By: Babar Ali, Lahore

Babar Ali, Lahore — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

30,000 more aimless troops in Afghanistan mean’s more destruction in Afghanistan and the neighboring Pakistan.