I didnt advice the american government since I am not an advisor.
I thought you were an expert advisor as you are full of advice for Pakistan and Pakistanis in this forum. I was just wondering if you are also posting on some American forum giving them your balanced advice on the causes of their failures in Afghanistan as their failures are causing a lot of hardship for Pakistan
[quote]
But I am a keen student of history and especially 20th century warfare.
There have been instances where an insurgency has been defeated.
In the Philippines in 1912 or Malaysia in the 1950's. Both times they had a 10:1 ratio.
[/quote]
I have no doubt on your historical and technical expertise. This is the reason I was suggesting you to extend the same to Americans...
[quote]
Why would the Americans distribute Arms to Afghans then the same Afghans are killing them?
Or Are you saying that the Pakistani taliban is a seperate movement than the Afghan Taliban?
[/QUOTE]
Should I send you the link of NY Times article which mentioned that American distributed arms to Afghan soldiers end up in the hands of Taliban or you still remember it. I am sure your memory is not so bad that you will forget that article which was published not so long ago.