pmukherjee
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Yes, the Colonel is right. The Pakistani Army is indeed unpredictable. Why? Simple. That is how it is groomed and trained. Unconventionality, being unorthodox, no set patterns, not conforming to standard practices, always thinking out of the box, all of these result in unpredictability. Sometimes, when fighting a numerically superior enemy, it is this unpredictability that keeps the opposition guessing, it may even save the day, on some days. That is how, the world over, armies fight when faced with an enemy which is clearly superior. That is also the reason why the Chinese Army is not unpredictable. They are clearly superior, they therefore don't need to take risks. Because unpredictability is associated with enormous risk taking. If the gamble succeeds, the army gets to live to fight another day, if it fails, it gets wiped out. Military warfare is a science, it has rules. Bend them too much, the system collapses.