“WASHINGTON—American intelligence agencies have concluded that members of Pakistan’s powerful spy service helped plan the deadly July 7 bombing of India’s embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, according to United States government officials.”
As the situation in Iraq stabilizes, the front line in the war on terror will be moving. Do your homework. Start the research. Learn the players. Get ready to shift your attention—to Afghanistan. If you do, you’ll probably know more about the region’s issues than “acting president” Barrack Hussein Obama.
Both presidential candidates know that American troops will continue to be immersed in the region for years, if not decades, but have differing rationales for the commitment of troops. Since Obama and the Democrats have used Afghanistan as one excuse for their opposition to the Iraq War, they are wed to the political idea of a buildup in the region. On the other hand, as realists, McCain and the Republicans have consistently acknowledged the need for—but difficulty in marshaling resources for—a second front to tackle terror organizations in Afghanistan.
So, it is our destiny, my friends, to be in the region for years to come, and who is best prepared to lead? It’s the candidate who is ready to lead—John McCain.
Unlike Iraq, the geo-political theater in the Afghanistan region has a level of high intrigue that reads like something out of a Tom Clancy novel. The thrust and parry of intricate and shifting political alliances and double dealing often renders Afghanistan a mere pawn in deadly game of chess between Pakistan and India.