KT McFarland » Osama Bin Laden http://ktmcfarland.com National Security Expert. Columnist. Commentator. Fri, 17 May 2013 11:51:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Heroism vs. politics http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/05/04/heroism-vs-politics/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2012/05/04/heroism-vs-politics/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:00:59 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3990 KT joined Sean Hannity’s one hour special on the anniversary of the Bin Laden raid
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]]> http://ktmcfarland.com/2011/05/22/has-too-much-information-been-released-on-the-ubl-raid/feed/ 0 Where are we likely to be a year from now? http://ktmcfarland.com/2011/05/18/where-are-we-likely-to-be-a-year-from-now/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2011/05/18/where-are-we-likely-to-be-a-year-from-now/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 20:37:40 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3115 The US relationship with Pakistan, what’s next for the war on terror, what should we expect from Obama’s speech regarding the Middle East and the Arab Sprin, what does the future hold for Syria and a little fun with Southern food.KT McFarland hosts. GUESTS: Jennifer Griffin, Fox News, John Lehman, Former Secretary of the Navy, James Carafano, Heritage Foundation, Defense & Security Expert, Anmar Abdulhamid, Syrian Ex-patriot, Head of Tharwa Foundation, Morgan Murphy, Author & LCDR, U.S. Navy Reserve

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]]> http://ktmcfarland.com/2011/05/12/should-u-s-pressure-pakistan/feed/ 0 What the Death of Bin Laden Means for the U.S. In Pakistan and Afghanistan http://ktmcfarland.com/2011/05/11/what-the-death-of-bin-laden-means-for-the-u-s-in-pakistan-and-afghanistan/ http://ktmcfarland.com/2011/05/11/what-the-death-of-bin-laden-means-for-the-u-s-in-pakistan-and-afghanistan/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 17:49:12 +0000 KT http://ktmcfarland.com/?p=3104 Remember in “The Wizard of Oz” when Dorothy throws water on the witch and she shrivels up and dies, and then everything changes?

Killing Bin Laden isn’t quite the same thing as killing the Wicked Witch of the West, but it could be the pivotal event that winds up changing everything, especially in Afghanistan.

I traveled to Afghanistan in April and spent 90 minutes in a one-on-one interview with Gen. David Petraeus. He explained to me how the “surge” strategy was working.

But I left the meeting scratching my head. Even if we were successful in defeating the Taliban on the Afghan battlefield, would it matter if the Taliban retained safe havens in Pakistan? Or if the Karzai government remained too incompetent and corrupt to hold Afghanistan together after we left?

What I didn’t know, and Gen. Petraeus did, was that we had located Usama Bin Laden and were about to take him out. And, if the operation proved successful, the United States would force Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Taliban to reassess their positions.

The deal between the Taliban and Al Qaeda was between Mullah Omar and Usama bin Laden, not the organizations; they apparently didn’t see eye-to-eye on much beyond that top level. With Bin Laden gone, that personal connection is severed. With Al Qaeda weakened and in disarray, it’s the perfect opportunity for the Taliban to sever its ties with the terrorist group.

And while the Taliban may have been unwilling to negotiate in the past, they might be willing to reconsider now that their momentum has been reversed, especially in the South.

The Pakistanis need to recalculate, too, especially now that they’ve been caught red handed double dealing over Bin Laden.

If the United States can seize the moment, and tell the Pakistanis that they need to either help us with the Taliban or kiss U.S. aid money goodbye, they might be amenable, especially if we remind them we could always start a closer strategic relationship with their arch-enemy India.

Bin Laden’s death, in and of itself, was significant. But, if we handle this opportunity correctly, his demise could also be crucial to ending the war in Afghanistan.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/05/11/death-bin-laden-means-pakistan-afghanistan/#ixzz1MXTbzA29

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