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The logistical tether

August 25, 2008 - 11:14 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Cannoneer No. 4
2008-08-26 16:34:23

Afghanistan is not lost, yet.

GEN Petraeus can work things out with General Kiyani and let him know what the deal is going to be.

The Baluchis are fighting an insurgency against the Paks and another one against the Iranians. They’d love our help, and they have a Chinese-built port they’d let us have. We could even ask the Indians to build a railroad to Afghanistan for us.