U.S., Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
Appearing on MSNBC’s Good Morning Joe, Christopher Hitchens explained the situation with and in Afghanistan and Pakistan quite well. Especially his remarks about Pakistan’s imperialism in Afghanistan - supporting the Taliban - are of major significance, as are his comments about India. In the end, India has fought against Al Qaeda and other groups historically supported by Pakistan for many more years than the U.S. has. Additionally, it is a major regional power, with nuclear weapons (many more than Pakistan has) and it’s a country on the rise, with relative stability (and tremendous economic growth, unlike Pakistan).
His views on Afghanistan and opium should also be taken serious, by the way. It does not make any sense whatsoever to ‘pay Turkey’ for producing opium for painkillers, while outlawing it completely in Afghanistan resulting in the Taliban receiving all avaiable opium money (which is a tremendous amount indeed).
Both Barack Obama and John McCain should indeed be asked about this subject. It is of major importance.
Also: George W. Bush does most certainly deserve credit for improving the relationship with India. The two countries, the U.S. and India, have grown towards each other tremendously in recent years, with the U.S. working with India in virtually every area, including nuclear energy.
