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US should target Taliban leaders settled in Pakistan rather than al Qaeda: Jack Keane
US main enemy is Taliban leaders but they continue to operate from Pakistan without any problem, says Jack Keane.
US main enemy is Taliban leaders, but they continue to operate from Pakistan without any problem, says Jack Keane. PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA
This is the right time for the Obama administration to change its strategy and attack Taliban leaders settled in Pakistan, said retired Army General Jack Keane according to The Washington Times (WT) report.
Adviser to the US commanders in Afghanistan, Keane said that the US should use drones and other tactics employed to kill al Qaeda operatives over the past 10 years, to strike against the Taliban.
“We kill them. We use drones to kill them, just like we did al Qaeda,” Keane was quoted by the WT.
According to the report, Keane stated that America’s main enemy was Taliban leaders but “ironically” they continue to operate from Pakistan without any problem.
“If we don’t start targeting the Taliban leadership now … the risk is much too high in terms of our ability to sustain the successes that we’ve had. We cannot let that Afghan Taliban leadership that lives in Pakistan continue to preside over this war and recruit and provide resources,” Keane said.
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You kill a pakhtoon family member and they become your real or great enemy and they affiliate themselves with the people who give them guns.Don’t kill anyone and they will not become your enemies , killing one person among Pakhtoons is like making 200 blood enemies,its a ground fact . its very simple to understand.
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Oh you mean the same leaders whom you are negotiating with?
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*america. will become another russia soon ……try and try again …
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Taliban cannot be defeated with all technology and arms america have history has proven it pukhtoons never surrender sooner america realises the better for them and I am pukhtoon myself taliban all the wayRecommend
Taliban are killers of Pakhtuns and kindapper of their children. Those who have gone nuts with anti-Americanism should not automatically support Taliban.Recommend
What a shameful stance is it? On one hand america is negotiating with the talibans and they are attacking them on the other hand in territory of Pakistan. America is may be the least ethical country ever existed on this planet. But the thing is our government and establishment is equally incompetent to counter this scheme of turning pakhtoons of tribal area into enemies of Pakistan. Allah have mercy on Pakistan
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@Pakistani: “You kill a pakhtoon family member and they become your real or great enemy and they affiliate themselves with the people who give them guns.”
Really? And what do you do when a Pakhtoon kills someone from your family? According to your logic, the Pakhtoons should be allowed to get away with murder. Sorry, old chap, that’s not how it works.
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@Shakky:
no Pakhtoon is killing us . If you are a person who believes that the media is telling ground facts then I don’t wana discuss it further with you .
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David Petraeus, the current CIA chief was a protégé of Jack Keane. Both are known for their hawkish stance towards terrorism.
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Oh Boy – another American “Jack” who does not know the world outside the 52 States. Had American had the good sense of attacking Alqaeda and not Taliban in the first place, we would not have been in this mess from the beginning.
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@Pakistani
So u know every single pukhtoon? I don’t believe u. U can’t be certaib what ur kids are doing at home rite now, and here u r speaking on behalf of all of pushtoons.
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@Pakistani:
Pakhtuns are not special people.They should have seen this coming when they decided to shelter Osama.America neednt put any boots on ground,these drones will continue even after we withdraw from afghanistan until and unless you stop providing sanctuary to these terrorists.
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last time they killed 24 taliban, pakistan stopped NATO supply route. This time if they start targetting all taliban in pakistan, they will have to kill more than half the population. tough job guys.
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How about the idea of Saudi Arabia?
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This shall be yours the biggest ever committed mistake.Recommend
kill and peace talk can not go together. it. is time to decide do you went peace are killing
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Carrot stick policy will continue for a long period in the region . USA along will world community is seems to be determined to eliminate all the non state actors at any cost . Its a good sign .
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