Apparently our own intelligence agencies now believe that the situation in Pakistan is grave and that Pakistan may fall into the hands of terrorists. Rick Moran in this blog questions what Obama or what the U.S. would do in such a situation. I do not think there would be any choice. We cannot allow terrorists to get their hands on scores of nuclear weapons and we cannot allow a terrorist state in Pakistan, nor will India ever allow such a thing.<\/p>\n
Here is what I believe would happen. The nukes will immediately be taken out or fully protected by U.S. special forces because if we did not do that right away India will take them out with a nuclear first strike on Pakistan.<\/p>\n
Once the nukes are secure. I think NATO, India and a Pakistani resistance would become allies and India would invade from the south and NATO forces would invade for the north. The formal Pakistan army is not going to put up any kind of real fight because except for the terrorist infiltrators in the ranks most of the military leaders would sooner join the effort to get rid of the terrorists in their nation. Most of the Pakistani people would also work with the allies in defeat of the terrorists.<\/p>\n
Once the allies have control of the terrorist strongholds and Al Qaida and the Taliban power is put down a Pakistani general will rule again until they are able to once again have free elections. Dealing with Pakistan is the only solution for a victory against terrorists in Afghanistan anyway. So if Pakistan can’t or won’t deal with the problem we eventually will have to. I think Obama has make his position on the Pakistani situation clearer than McCain so I do not see him not dealing with the problem if the terrorists should gain control. Also India will keep him honest. India will never tolerate a Pakistani nuclear terrorist state. Nor will our Military Joint Chiefs of Staff. Even a rouge President would not be allowed to put our nation in mortal danger. Our military is sworn to protect the U.S. from all enemies foreign and domestic. A growing al Qaida-backed insurgency, combined with the Pakistani army’s reluctance to launch an all-out crackdown, political infighting and energy and food shortages are plunging America’s key ally in the war on terror deeper into turmoil and violence, says a soon-to-be completed U.S. intelligence assessment<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/a><\/p>\n No way to shield Afghanistan from this storm. If Pakistan falls to the terrorists, things will become very dicey, very quickly in Afghanistan. No doubt any government sympathetic to the Taliban and al-Qaeda would throw open the borders and allow fighters to infliltrate with ease.<\/p>\n Would we let this happen? Would we allow Pakistan with its nukes to fall into the hands of terrorists?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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\nAmerican Thinker Blog: ‘Pakistan on the edge’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n