Re: Afghan Forces Kill 13 Pak FC's!
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We will not do anything. We have become too coward and self centred, these incidents hardly make any difference. If they would have had, then we would have not sit idle when oridinary pakistanies got killed as a result of mis-information on the part of the US. Now they have started to attack our security personal. I dont see why this government would act any different this time. No they wont. The only thing that matters to us is to restore the corrupt judiciary, rest can all go to
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Hon Members and Compatriots.
Let us analyse the situation.
Firstly from the side of the US/Nato:
Let us suppose that someone comes into your house; beats up the women folk and breaks a few windows. He then runs away and hides in your neighbours house. What would you do? The situation as Karzai govt and NATO sees it, is no different.
Now from Pakistan's side:
MMA and Islamists stance.
Pashtoons are our brothers and fellow Muslims and they are being wrongly done by NATO and the US. These are infidels; Afghan Pashtoons are fighting a jihad and we should do every thing we can to help.
Mush/PML-Q govt stance:
No foreign troops shall take action inside Pakistan territory and if any action is to be taken it will be by our own troops.
Current Govt/ANP policy:
Appeasing the extremist elements, in a way letting them get even stronger.
IMO, none of the above policy is correct. Unfortunately, it is not the court of law. MIGHT is right. Taliban/AlQaida/ Pakistani Islamic extremists are bent upon imposing their will by force. May this be in Afghanistan or inside Pakistan territory? They use whatever means they have at their disposal, including suicide bombing against soft targets at the time and place of their choice; whether it is against Nato/Afghan forces or against Pakistani forces as well Pakistani civilians.
US/Nato on the other hand, use their might against what they suspect is the hiding place of Taliban/Al Qaida, regardless of where it is even though it is across international boundary.
Trouble is, Pakistan has done the same thing against India and got away with it because we are strong enough to defend ourselves against Indians. Even then Musharraf was forced to declare "Pakistani soil will not be allowed to be used against our neighbours" a few years ago.
NATO is far stronger proposition. While NATO forces are finding it difficult to fight Taliban/ AlQaida guerrilla fighters. Against conventional troops their superior fire power will be very effective and PA wouldnt do much better than Iraqi forces. The scenario prevented by Musharraf's U turn would come true.
What is to be done? Pakistan is a peaceful country and wants to live in peace with her neighbours. We had no territorial claim on any part of Afghanistan. We should therefore do all we can to avoid the fight between Taliban/Al Qaida and US/NATO into a fight between Pakistan and NATO. Cant you see that it is the aim of MMA, Islamic extremists and Taliban to embroil Pakistan in their quarrel? So what if Pakistan is sent back to the middle ages! This is the aim of Taliban and their supporters any way, when they bomb girls schools, barber shops and video shops.
Now to answer the post quoted above.
We are unable to control Waziristan and Swat. If we take over Afghan Pashtoon areas, how you do suppose we would control the problem multiplied tenfold. We would be taken over by Talibans instead and ruled by warlords as in Somalia. Is that what you want??
Hon Iceman. It is not a question of cowardice. Sometimes it is better to run away to fight another day. It is a question of prudence.
Pakistan is a gift of Allah, but alas we dont deserve it. Main objective of any government is to make conditions in the country that her citizens can go about their daily chores without fear. As it is, conditions in Pakistan are so bad that one cant be hundred per certain that when he leaves for work, he will come back home safely in the evening. Taliban have made sure of that. Are you proposing that we take on the US and NATO because our stupid tribals insist on providing safe haven to the Taliban/ Al Qaida terrorists. Why these dont so called freedom fighters remain their side of the border.
We have not been satisfied with 1971 defeat by India and are bent upon breaking up Pakistan by fighting NATO. Cant you see that a war with US/Nato would result in India taking Azad Kashmir, Baluchis declaring independence and Sindhi nationalists forming Sindhu Desh?
I repeat my view posted earlier, no matter how unpalatable, only way forward is to eliminate all opposition against the State; whether Islamic, ethnic or linguistic, ruthlessly. Else the federation will be in danger of disintegration.