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Pashtunistan...Sounding Better Every Day |
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Written by JD Johannes
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Friday, 01 May 2009 |
After reading this report from Threats Watch , my crazy idea of Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US unilaterally declaring the Tribal Frontier territories of Pakistan their own country is making more sense.
Several months ago I blogged about it here .
The Frontier territories were supposed to be able to have a referendum decades ago on whether to become their own country or join Afghanistan or Pakistan.
That never happened. And now decades later, they have become their own country and are waging a war against Pakistan proper.
If Pakistan is as close to meltdown as some fear, Pashtunistan may be the only way out.
Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries in the region declare that they recognize the sovereignty of Pashtunistan, then promptly declare war on it with help from the U.S. and anyone else willing to help resolve the issue.
It is far from an ideal solution, but in a mix of bad options and possible outcomes--the worst being a Nuclear Talibistan--it is something to consider or something that could very likely be forced upon us.
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