Gents,
The issue here is quite simple-
Find counter-vailing articles by sources that merit more credibility than you. Bring forth your professionals that can dissent his assertions as supporting arguments. Quote the personnel statistics that deny either Punjabi pre-eminence or assert Pashtu inclusion at a level commensurate with the general population-particularly, if possible in these positions of some sensitivity.
Question Gregory. You can do so politely, can't you? Why not? I've called out Tom Ricks of WAPO before and received a correction to one of his articles for the effort. Do so here and determine if this scholar and director of an institute focused on Pakistan actually knows more than you credit.
All of those suggestions would ADD to the discussion. None of your second-hand anecdotes tossed at me, OTOH, really matter or are especially relevant. Your "
local" expertise has already been successfully punctured. Mian Asad's assertions about Wah bore the stark signs of dissemblance. "...
the gate attacked..." was to the outer perimeter of a facility that's long been associated with the birthplace of your nuclear arsenal. What goes on somewhere inside there now is classified, generally, and certainly so WRT any nuclear-related research and/or development.
The issue surrounding the security of your nuclear weapons and underlying technical base is sensitive to Pakistanis and the reasons for such are myriad and complex. I know that.
Unfortunately, the consequences are equally sensitive to the rest of us. Your baby was brought into this world surreptiously. You've been accused of transferring nuclear information. Your scientists have participated in discussions with known terrorists. Your nuclear arsenal has been raised at the same time that islamo-fascism has emerged within your tribal/pashtu society in the west...where your arsenal is maintained. You've key leadership in your past that had a real affinity to some of these men...and there's reason to suspect that others of similar ilk may still inhabit your leadership in some capacity. Your experience managing such an arsenal is new.
I've noted the comments about America's own arsenal. If anything, the recent incident shows that anybody is vulnerable to mistakes- including us. We know that and our reaction confirms the seriousness with which these mistakes are viewed.
As they should be.
Remember, though, that we maintained a MASSIVE arsenal since 1945. Since 1955, we've had bombers ARMED with mated weapons at failsafe stations 24/7 365 days a year until about 1990. Our submarines have patrolled in firing stations since the early sixties with ARMED missiles in their silos-every single day. Our land-based ICBMs were in their silos ARMED- every single day since we developed TITAN in the early sixties.
Nothing happened...except accidents. Not many but how many do you need.
You, though, aside from all that I've mentioned above have an active war now being fought with these very men for whom so many of us fear might seize a nuclear-armed state, much less their weapons.
Until April we were uncertain if you all weren't collectively asleep at the wheel. We're still unsure to what extent you are on-board with eradicating all of these scum. "
Good"..."
bad"...you know.
So find your articles or write Gregory-nicely- and have a chat. Post the comments here. I'll certainly learn more. Maybe him and you too.
Thanks.
P.S.- Bill, remember that this is an english board please. I think that's the rule, IIRC.
you are right bro.Ye aisay he bakwas kar raha hay.
