https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2008/08/25/the-logistical-tether/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 21:44:48 -0400<![CDATA[Readers of the old Belmont Club site will remember this post on the logistical problems inherent in moving large numbers of men into Afghanistan. I wrote in February 2008, &#8220;One factor rarely mentioned in describing Afghan logistical problems or considered in relation to Barack Obama&#8217;s assertion that Afghanistan should have absorbed troops bound for Iraq is that the theater is landlocked and accessible to the sea only through Pakistan and Iran. There are in fact serious concerns that troops in Afghanistan can be cut off should a hostile regime emerge in Pakistan.&#8221; Well logistics has now come front and center, not simply because of the political changes in Pakistan, where Benazir&#8217;s widower, Asif Ali Zardari is poised to take power, but because of the upheaval in Georgia. The Times Online reports that Russia is threatening to cut off a vital supply route to Afghanistan.]]>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:14:30 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2008/08/25/the-logistical-tether-n185975