[Stealhead]

Well that is your downfall there a multitude of far more reliable sources than wiki.

We already know that leaving Afghanistan to its own devices without a stable government is a very bad idea that is how we got into the current situation in the first place because we left them behind and failed them in after the Soviets left in 1989.

This is why we rebuilt Germany and Japan and ensured that they had stable goverments after WWII because we learned the hard way after WWI that not doing so only results in you getting involved in a conflict all over again.We can set up Afghanistan with a stable government that does not need much foreign help in security.The under lying issue is no matter who is in control in Pakistan they will always (and rightly so) see Afghanistan as a "buffer" state to their own security therefore it is vital that the west try to also insure that the Pakistani government is more stable than it is at the current time.Both of these things are very possible.People just need to understand that both nations tie into each other and if one is weak the other will fail(to be friendly to western governments).We simply have to have to insure that moderates are in control of the government if they are they can easily take care of the small numbers of Pakistani military and ISI that are the problem.The killing of OBL may be more of a benefit in this situation than it seems as the majority of the non extremist supporting populace may feel that the US did not inform the Pakistani Goverment because of portions being un-trustworthy(as most Americans feel short of the ones who are granola eaters and are in love with Julian Assange) and they may demand that something be done about cleaning out the military and ISI of these elements which would clear the way for the Pakistani government to more aggressively deal with the Pakistani Taliban(which is a threat to even the current government) in the Federally Administered Tribal Regions.

And I am not talking about a doomsday situation I am simply stating that this region could be become highly un-stable very easily long term wise China and India see each other as competing for the same interests India is China's biggest threat in the region militarily India and Pakistan do not see eye to eye at all and barely avoid war as it is now so an unstable event like extremist supporting factions taking full control in Pakistan would result in military action by India.Even though China see extremism as a threat they will see India waring with Pakistan and possibly controlling all or some it as a much larger threat to Chinese interests.