No war plan survives day of combat.
Black Hawk Down Op was supposed to be a few hours.
Hitler was supposed to be done in Russia by end of summer.
That's why Gen Ghafoor and Imran Khan says no one knows how far things will go.
Hi,
Both the incidences you mentioned were set up for failure even before they started---. Gen Ghafoor and Imran Khan just B'sed---.
In black hawk down---the americans did not take their partners into confidence---ie the pakistanis---.
Incidently---the US congress did not approve of US military being equipped with armor in somalia---. In somalia---the US military fighting with it hand tied behind its back---.
When the operation started and the US military moved in without telling pakistan to send in it armor---this skirmish was setup for failure right from gitgo---.
As for Hitler---the plan of war got delayed by two months---. That was the reason for failure---.
In our case---there was no such thing of wrong equipment---the equipment was right---the enemy was cornered---and 6 planes that were sitting ducks and 1 submarine were let go---.
There was no other reason except for PURE COWARDICE on part of pakistan military general command---.
Reminded me of 1971---almost 15 years old then---that was another time when the west pakistani general command acted like cowards---.
The Indian command was afraid that if they went into east pakistan---their flank on the west pakistan would be open---pak military could strike hard and fast and conquer massive amount of land---.
If Paf had given support to pak armor at Longewala---pak military would have smashed thru and taken a large area of enemy territory---.
But the Paf refused the army---telling them we did not start the war---you did not get our permission---you did not get us involved in the decision---we will not help you---. The treason of the men in blue of pakistan runs deep in their veins---.
That was a massive turning point---1/3 to 1/2 of pakistan military was sitting in the camps in west pakistan---.
The jungle next to Khanewal is PIROWAL---a division of pakistani tanks were sitting their idle during whole of the war---.
This comes from my first cousins who resided in Khanewal and saw the forest full of tanks sitting under the cover of the trees---.
Our 'dear member' of mirage buying disaster infamy claimed that the Paf aircraft did not have the ability to fly that far---even though there was an airport at Hyderabad---and one at Sukkur and possibly one at Badin---.
The germans and the americans lost due to incompetence---.
The germans lost because they slaughtered the russian population they conquered---if they had just treated the occupied russians a little better---they would have conquered russia---.
Once the russians noticed that the germans were butchered the conquered population---they decided that at least communism was better and fighting and dying for the motherland had honor rather than being slaughtered at the hands of the germans---.
So---basically no comparison betwen the geramn coquest --- american failure---and pakistani indecision---.
In case of pakistan---the decision came in 16 seconds late---which means the action was justifiable---but no body had prepared in advance for that action---which means the planning was bad---and secondly---the AVM flying with the squad was an indecisive coward---.
Just like the chief of the air base in karachi who was told that missile boats being towed behind a ship were coming towards karachi and he did nothing---.