Re: Breaking News: Paramilitary Police clash with Lal Mosque idiots!
As I meantioned, you can't compare the two. The government did not have Bugti & the rebels ALL bottled up in one location. They were not contained, therefore they could not all be negotiated with at once.
At Lal Masjid, the government has every single militant involved either under arrest, or surrounded and contained within the mosque. That's why we can give negotiation time. because at Lal Masjid, while we negotiate they aren't out there committing acts of sabotage and treason and murder.
The fact that 100% of the enemy are surrounded and contained inside the Masjid means that we have the luxury of time to negotiate and minimise casualties.
I agree with your view.
I still wonder why collateral damage in Balochistan was acceptable than in this case. Is it because of the media exposure of the issue? News Media has been delivering one body shot after another to the govt.