Don't be so sure. The 19th-century European balance-of-power crafted by Bismarck was based on the conviction that each power would act with reason and self-interest. Germany won the 1870 war against France and achieved unification through his efforts. But Bismarck's emperor wanted more: conquests from the French (Alsace) and independence from his minister. Which in turn generated French hatred and desire for revenge against the Germans...ultimately the moves and counter-moves brought WWI, which led to the downfall of Imperial Russia, Nazism, WWII, the Cold War...and all traceable to one man's desire for gain and glory over logic and reason.
This is the part of European history we all should remember.
But many in India and Pakistan just want to look at US-Commie cold war and think,
Oh we are the USA in this and the other is commie.
And that pathetic thinking, and utter ignorance about European history, leads many in our region to ignore the threat, and that pompous ignorance aka arrogance may (God forbid) lead all of us to utter annihilation.
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On the other hand, what I consider the more likely scenario is Pakistan's employment of nuclear weapons against its own people, to prevent the country from breaking apart once more by annihilating a rebellious populace. What would have happened in 1971 if the Pakistani army, ordered to slay E. Pakistani civilians on the largest scale possible, had possessed nuclear weapons?
While I admire your understanding, your study of european history,
you prove that you have a lot of learning to do about Pakistan's history and its people.
Time and again I see you make ignorant comments.
But you have a good heart, and you tend to accept the error if pointed to.
And that in my book is an admirable quality that many of us lack on this forum.
Your understanding of 1971 events (I have seen two of your posts. This and one in another thread) is severely lacking.
It was a civil war, and unfortunately we didn't have an abe Lincoln and the strength of the North.
Just like American south was pompous about their cotton, and confident they can sell their cotton to europeans.
E. Pakistan had few politicians who felt pompous about jute, and felt that they can sell jute to anyone and thus make their own country.
you gotta read my favorite Indian general Maneksahw.
Even though he was an enemy but an honest enemy. Someone who will tell the truth even if it goes against his country's propaganda.
So my dear Solomon, hope you try to find the truth instead of peddling ignorance.
Thank you
Isn't it quite obvious that nukes will result in mass destruction in this region?
There won't be any big wars in future just small to medium skirmishes unless a country gets seriously pissed off by defeat.
you have the answer aka negation of your first sentence within your second line.
Unless you have immigrated to the West and plan to raise your future generations 10000 of miles from South Asia,
you gotta to worry.
peace
