Do not fall for their crocodile tears. No one should be spared

[Ali_Syed]

Re: Do not fall for their crocodile tears. No one should be spared

@skhan

It appears in the wake of this recent horrific attack, it has become quite the vogue thing to collectively pound our chests in emotion and scream from the top of our soap boxes bashing anything Taliban or “terrorist”. It might help to clear our mind from this haze of blood lust and revenge to think clearly about what actually happened. If you think this is the first incident where children have been killed in collateral damage, then I have a bridge to sell you. Hundreds of thousands of children have died as “collateral damage” since 9/11 in Afghanistan and even in Pakistan as our Army has been carrying out the US’s dirty work. Drone attacks, military operations, you name it, this has been rampant for several years now.

Why is everyone crying foul now that it is the Army that has been attacked? Where was this outrage when ordinary everyday civilian kids were killed? What about the blood of all the innocent children that has been lost up till now? Are their lives any less significant? Are they any less human just because they happen to live in a village in Waziristan or Kabul instead of a city like Peshawar? Just because there wasn’t a camera around to capture the gory details doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. The statistics are there for all to see, from international and independent sources.

We are caught in a vicious circle, and no I am not condoning this attack, but understand that it didn’t happen in a vacuum. A few executions and lighting candles will not solve the main issue. Heck, how about identifying what the issue is before we go about trying to solve it. I don’t see much of that sort of introspection or analysis, and instead too much blind and misinformed hatred.

Please go ahead and help us understand the issue.