apology or condolence or concern or sorrow and deeply moved all such expressions mean nothing
its the actions that matter. this attack was not the first one and wont be the last one either.
PPP Govt. is panicking and looking for straws now and Americans wont mind providing it because when they feel like they will follow up with another attack
lets not waste our time to report or debate American condolence or sorrow. Whoever will call Zardari from American side he will be begging for his own life and his money nothing else matters.
Just wait and see how this Government will drop its pants and give reason to the world to laugh at us.
I feel it is rather the Pakistan Army whose stand has been weakened. Those who died were army soldiers. Multiple statements showcasing the rage were quickly issued by the ISPR. The confusion related to coordinates was addressed by the Army. Pakistan's involvement in WoT relates to its Army's engagement, more than civilian government's.
The civilian government's silence on the matter is a display of wait and watch policy.
So you see, it is the Army that is scrambling to find a stand that shall be congruent with the public sentiments.
Otherwise, for so many years, the TTP, housed and headquartered in those tribal areas has killed many more and senior Pakistan Army members, but the Army did not make such strong statements or any aggressive moves in those areas to crush the terrorists, until the last few months - for years it depended solely on the drones flown by foreigners. Out of all the 5,000 or so soldiers who died in the WoT, how many were killed by friendly fires, and how many by terrorists in those areas? Ultimately, tribal areas are also Pakistan's own areas, right?
So why reserve the rage to be finally directed at the lesser, enemy? - Because it's the popular enemy.
The thing is, in view of the outrage against the US (for whatever reasons) prevalent among the general populace (and I can bet a million dollars, it is also present among a great chunk of Army officers), the Army is forced to direct its anger toward the US. Rightly or wrongly, we all know.
Now the question is, will the Army be able to complete this tightrope walk between its pro-US policy and anti-US sentiments?