The War needs to be "won" --whatever the definition of victory is, which is actually probably some deal with partial elements of a dis-unified Taliban to form a coalition gov't distancing itself from anti-Western extremism.
That part of the world is completely fucked, and we need to sort of unfuck it a bit. If we don't, then you have the potential for a nuclear armed Pakistan going fundamentalist, and pipeline of drugs, and an ongoing culture of killing people for a paycheck and the highest bidder. 9/11, London Underground, and Spanish train plots will simply repeat themselves after pauses...
That part of the world is completely fucked, and we need to sort of unfuck it a bit. If we don't, then you have the potential for a nuclear armed Pakistan going fundamentalist, and pipeline of drugs, and an ongoing culture of killing people for a paycheck and the highest bidder. 9/11, London Underground, and Spanish train plots will simply repeat themselves after pauses...
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