fatman17
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Ideally, yes - I had thought that when we discussed Mr. Gen Kiyani Extension, we agreed that
The PPP government is a absolute mess - the only thing it seems to understand is self interest of it's party office bearers - but sir, there is an ISPR, for reasons other than churning out soap operas?
There is something here that just needs saying - the reason neither the civilian government nor the Armed forces ISPR have or will fashion, craft messages to create in the mind of the public a clear narrative about who we are, who the terrorists are, what they believe and what we believe -- is ---- that radicalism in society is not just widespread, but is a mainstream political force and while the civilian government courts that support for it's petty political battles aver Dollars or Rupees and turf, the army is aware that the militant message has appeal within it's own ranks.
What we have essentially, is the state and the insurgent arguing about what is Islam -- Now you and also Araz and Asim, may think that the this 80% in the middle want reconciliation and perhaps a referendum or debates on the finer points of radical religion is what these 80% in the middle want -- but you could not be more wrong - The people know who and what the enemy is, they know who is killing them and why -- they also know who is not protecting them and they know why -- so they are hedging their bets, so to speak, and will continue to do so - until they hear an unequivocal message and see clearly that the army is serious about protecting them and killing the insurgent.
i dont support radical islam - coming to fashioning a policy against the militants, it has to start from the elected civilian govt and then the constitutionally subserviant army and ISPR will dictate that policy. dont equate the govt with the ISPR. isnt this the politically correct way of doing things in our country. isnt this what we all want or we want the army to have its own way.