The world has a big problem. Pakistan, a nation that has historically dealt in terrorism and hatred, has now become one of the world’s nuclear powers. Even worse, the security of that country’s nuclear arsenal has now been placed in jeopardy, in light of Pakistan’s increasing troubles with the Taliban. The Taliban have advanced southward from Wast Province in the Northwest Frontier Lands to within 60 miles of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. Two articles appeared this weekend, expressing concern over the possibility of Pakistan, and its nuclear arsenal, falling into Taliban hands.
The UK Telegraph, in a front-page article (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/ pakistan/5273455/Pakistan deal with Taliban collapses as convoy is attacked.html) raised this concern, as did a similar article in the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/ SB124121967978578985.html).
The concern over this issue is widespread, coloring every level of government in the Western Powers. In the USA, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton expressed concern that because weapons of mass destruction, and a nuclear persuasion, are dispersed throughout the region, it’s quite possible that we’ll be facing a scenario where some of these weapons slip into the Taliban’s hands. Terrorist hands. An even more chilling scenario would be the total collapse of government in Pakistan, with the Taliban taking over and placing a regime of their own in its place. This would mean another country in the Middle East set against the US and her allies, with a full nuclear arsenal at its beck and call.
The government of Pakistan, and the Western Powers that act as its allies, have made statements about their concern over this issue. But they’re not nearly concerned enough. As of right now, they’re not doing anything to resist the ultra-conservative terrorists and their Sharia-influenced view of the Koran. The US must act decisively, and quickly, against this threat. Don’t forget that this is the same group of people that threw acid in the face of a young girl as she was about to enter a school building in Afghanistan (the Taliban does not wish to see women obtain an education). If they took this sort of action against a young girl doing nothing more than seeking an education, what will they do to other governments, groups of people, and countries they see as the tools of the Devil? If these zealots take control of Pakistan and gain its store of nuclear weapons, make no mistake about their goals. There is no question that they would use them. And to my mind, there is no question about which country will be their first target.
