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Collective IntelligenceReview: Descent into Chaos–The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
5 Star, Cultural Intelligence, Insurgency & Revolution, Peace Intelligence
Ahmed Rashid
5 out of 5 stars Broad but Nuanced, Exudes Intelligence,Absorbing Speaking of Truth, June 17, 2009
Among the observations from the author”
1. U.S. has destabilized the world after 9-11, not made it safer.
2. Pakistan is the key to peace in the region, but the US has been totally taken in by Musharraf and his army and ISI colleagues, all of whom have played the US (easily) for the total fool.
3. “No coherence to US tactics and strategy” combined with a collapsed Cabinet system and “ruinous laws” making torture the norm.
4. Pashtuns lacked leadership on the ground for decades, a major reason why they did not counter the Taliban
5. If Pakistan is the key to peace in the region, Uzbekistan is the key to future war, mixing as it does the worst of dictatorial tyranny (I know, tautologically redundant, enjoy) with deep Islamic fundamentalism.
Reference: Security in a world in Which ‘There is No More Normal'”
05 Energy, 10 Security, Briefings (Core), Earth Intelligence, Government
