IP: Russia Prepares 1-Million Man Army for Afghanistan -

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

I have found DEBKA to be somewhat flaky in their stuff in that they seem to 
create grand illusions which don't happen. But you never know so read at 
own risk and be hesitant to believe they are reporting fact LTBB

Dave




> From: "RV Head" <4whp () home com>
>
> A report from DEBKA does not carry the cachet of a Washington Post
> exclusive, but this does make sense (though I don't know why they seem so
> dismissive of Turkey):
>
>
> > http://www.debka.com/
> >
> > Russia Prepares 1-Million Man Army for Afghanistan -
> > A DEBKAfile Exclusive
> >
> > 29 October:  The shape of the governments-to-be of Afghanistan and Iraq -
> "when
> > the war is over" - seems to be uppermost in the minds of the US-led
> alliance
> > engaged in the war against world terrorism. This may be a useful academic
> > exercise, but while it is in process, the war itself shows strong signs of
> > running out of steam.


> <snip>
> >
> > America's deficiency of ground forces for combating terrorism is the
> direct
> > outcome oft the collapse of the international anti-terror coalition
> doctrine.
> > The diplomacy employed by US secretary of state Colin Powell to muster
> this
> > coalition stripped the United States of the fighting strength needed for
> the
> > campaign itself. The four nations with the right kind of fighting strength
> are
> > India, Taiwan, Israel and Turkey. The first three had to be counted out,
> while
> > Turkey was only retained as a pro-American reserve for securing the
> > Turkish-Iraqi frontier and standing by in case anti-US turbulence got out
> of
> > hand in Central Asia and Pakistan.
> >
> > Therefore, Washington has painted itself into a corner with only two
> options:
> > Declaring a military call up at home - partial, then full conscription,
> with
> > all the political hazards entailed, or turning to the only other power
> which
> > commands a substantial military force, whose enlistment will not
> jeopardize US
> > long term goals - Russia.
> >


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