Taliban tighten their grip on Pakistan's northwest
This is pretty darn bad. A country with nuclear weapons is falling to the Taliban. Their population (and by default government and Army) is at best neutral towards the lawless factions in their completely ungoverned Northwestern Frontier Province who (in an rather optimistic view) aid and abed terrorists. Look at what happened the last time the Taliban was in charge of a country? That country didn't have nukes. This could be bad, real bad.In the two nation race to collapse I think Pakistan just pulled ahead.
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Islamic extremists with nuclear weapons?
Not a good picture.
With the Soviets and the Chinese Mutual Assured Destruction worked, I wonder if MAD will work with the Taliban?
Rob, The Soviets and Chinese were rational people who made sane choices.
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