I pick India over Pakistan

ARTICLE: US shrugs off Pakistan-Taliban links, By Gareth Porter, Asia Times, Aug 6, 2009

A good example of why Pakistan's utility is limited in this long war. Islamabad is never going to give up its desire to see its preferred agents run Kabul and thus assure its "strategic depth" against India.

Me? I would pick India over the pair. My focus would be to make New Delhi happy over any subsequent outcome.

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[David Sutton]

I worry that it may be a bit late to pick up old friendships with India, after we linked up so strongly with Pakistan post 9/11 I imagine that the Indians felt a little snubbed. Hersh notes to that effect in “Chain of Command”

That’s not to say the friendship is dead by any means, long term strategic relationships have an ebb and flow, but India/Pakistan is an area fright with the difficulties of perception and personal feeling. Side with them, you loose us, may well be the words we hear a lot.