May Allah bless him with Jannat ul firdous.
Some intellectual midgets we have on this forum are bashing the guy for decisions he took while in office. It is very easy to utter incoherent gibberish on an anonymous internet forum, but when faced with real-life decisions that could have, quite literally, ended our very existence--Hameed Gul was decisive, brave, and did what he thought was best for Pakistan. It is very easy to criticize somebody in hindsight...but when you are actually dealing with a war involving super powers, your enemies, and your allies--and the very future of your country is at stake--you have to make some decisions that are not "perfect."
Hamid Gul was more patriotic than all of these midgets combined. He gave more to Pakistan than all of these midgets combined. And he commands more respect amongst Pakistanis than all of these midgets-yet-wanna be intellectuals.
Blaming
entire post-soviet fiasco in Afghanistan solely on Gen. Hameed Gul shows the intellectual caliber of midgets we have. Hameed Gul wanted to deweaponize the mujahiddeen factions in Afghanistan after the soviets left. However, a particular superpower did not allow that and had Gen. Gul removed from ISI and the Army within 1.5 years of his de-weaponization proposal. And what followed is history.
Disagreements are a right. However, the standards of civility must be followed.
I'm truly saddened by General sahab's death. A respected man who truly believed in his cause and loved his nation through and through.
Some men rise to the top and serve their nations, while others are "analysts" and "Senior Mods" on an anonymous, irrelevant internet forum and bash the men with real-life accomplishments.
@Icarus @Xeric and other active-duty officers of Pakistan Army might be able to explain his legacy better though (both in negative and positive way, I might add).
