Wisdom would be to approach him through PM. He is a patriotic Pakistani. No Pakistani member doubts his intentions.
Now let me tell you what he was really trying to say. At times you do have the tendency of advocating for the US. We all have out affection, loyalty and allegiance with one nation or another. I don't mind your loyalty with the US. What I would suggest is to have a balanced view when it comes to Pakistan related matters.
The US is not a friend of Pakistan. It is a foe.
Thanks for your perspective, dear.
Even though I am OFFENDED by the audacity of those living in Foreign countries to judge my patriotism but I will not bite you; I welcome honest conversations instead. You did the right thing here. The penalized member should have been honest with me as well. He chose to Flamebait me instead and this is not only a violation of Forum Rules but weird behavior to cope with for real.
You are welcome to tell me which post of mine gives the impression of advocacy of USA in this thread for instance. Am I responsible for American intervention in Afghanistan? Afghanistan is in a bad shape due to its internal political dynamics, instability and ethnic fault-lines in the mix. Afghan Taliban had their shot to FIX things in Afghanistan as well and while they were able to stabilize large parts of the country and curb poppy cultivation (positives), they damaged their own reputation by suppressing women and supporting Al-Qaeda Network (negatives)
[1]. Then 9/11 happened and you know the rest. I absolutely loathe the menace of terrorism and see much decay in modern Muslims unfortunately. There is too much
Politics of Division to account for and Muslims are killing other Muslims in the mix
[2].
I welcome Fencing of Afghan-Pakistan border and the Intra-Afghan dialogue. I understand that Afghan Taliban are a part of Afghanistan and it is not wise to sideline them in Afghan Politics. The Afghans have a golden opportunity to commit to this cause and end but how are things proceeding in this respect lately?
If Afghan Taliban and Co. desire removal of USA from Afghanistan then who was/is stopping them in this respect? Am I responsible for their FAILURE in this respect? They showed much potential in killing other Afghans and innocents on the other hand. Refer back to
[1] and
[2] above. Now you tell me.
I have my fair share of criticism of what Americans are up to in Afghanistan as well; they have done questionable things in Afghanistan (and Pakistan). The worse happened in times of Obama administration when they attempted to give greater representation to India in Afghanistan with support of another regional player (guess who). Pakistani representation in USA was terrible in these times as well and did not help our situation (Hussain Haqqani being a part of the problem as a reminder but was he all-powerful or something? Is there a comprehensive Pakistani investigation of WHY things turned sour in times of Obama administration? I do not recall any).
I desire a stable and prosperous Afghanistan which in turn will be good for Pakistan, and I also welcome CPEC because it is making Pakistani infrastructure better than ever before and there is HOPE that it will facilitate socioeconomic development in the country.
Now there is this whole Pakistan-USA relationship to talk about.
Since USA is a FOE of Pakistan as per YOU and possibly more. Please answer following questions.
1. Why Pakistan have trade relations with USA?
2. Why Pakistan borrows from IMF time and again?
3. Why Pakistan have given access to Americans in Afghanistan?
4. Why Pakistani armed forces have NOT discarded American equipment by now?
5. Why Pakistani security establishment have worked with Americans to curb terrorism in the region?
6. Why American embassy is not closed in Pakistan?
7. Why Pakistan have not declared WAR with USA?
8. Should WE disown Pakistani Americans as well?
What the
F am I supposed to say about Americans in this forum? Throw them all out from PDF and bad mouth them at every turn?
Understand this: The Americans have lasted 20 years in Afghanistan because of easy access from Pakistan (LOGISTICS and ACCESS). It is absolutely
juvenile to expect Afghan Taliban to drive Americans off from Afghanistan in view of this ground reality. You cut their access to Afghanistan; this will do the trick.
I will also give credit to Afghan Taliban for being honest and upfront with Americans about how they feel about the region and their intervention in the mix. This is MUCH better than blatant hypocrisy of having state-level relationship with Americans while declaring them a FOE in mere talks.
I am a straightforward man and cannot play these kind of games here.
@Path-Finder
