I wish each and every educated Pakistani read this article and get some sense out of it…
on Gaza by the way: The final ceasefire solution is exactly inline with what I continuously porpsoed in these threads…
Morsi refused to follow the ruthless pragmatism what most of the commons Pakistanis and religious parties wanted him to follow…
he refused to fall into classical chicken or egg dilemma and did not insist on israel to finish the blockade right away as a prerequisite for any negotiations… something that i said again and again
he exerted his influence on hamas to come to the table and accept all resonable conditions for ceasefire… he also agreed that hamas will stop smuggling weapons into gaza…huge step in the right direction…a slap on the face of all those Muslim parties including iran who wanted him to continue support hamas with its violence techniques… something i said again and again
he also condemned Israel for its atrociousness and put international pressure on it but also worked with the United States and Israel for the ceasefire.
In return, he raised his regional standing, earned U.S. gratitude and ensured a continuation of the $2 billion a year or so in U.S. aid that he needs revive the domestic economy.
The only other thing i proposed was “Turkey Egypt and Emirates to put together $20-50B dollar fund for gaza development”. I am sure it will happen soon.
Re: Most realistic Analysis ... on Gaza, Egypt and Pakistan!!!
Morsi Knows that at some stage the war in Gaza can spill over into Egypt, therefore makes sense for him to look at the issue pragmatically and not taking a short sighted view. On the other hand we have willingly imported Afghan war into Pakistan.
Re: Most realistic Analysis ... on Gaza, Egypt and Pakistan!!!
Based on recent events and the powers he has granted himself it seem Mursis main priority is simply to strengthen his own position rather than help with the plight of the Palestinians or his own Egyptian people. He helped make peace in this recent crisis and was applauded by the international community (although i wonder if he was actually complicit with starting the troubles) and now in that shadow he has granted himself Pharoah like powers.
Re: Most realistic Analysis ... on Gaza, Egypt and Pakistan!!!
such commentators are Pakistan's friends by providing an unbiased analysis ... but alas we refuse to listen to any voice of sanity
Some key highlights off the article related to Pakistan:
Pakistan has invented an unbroken line of Muslim unity which does not exist.
**Pakistan has no need to set itself up as the torch-bearer of the Islamic world. **
***It is an ordinary country with depressingly ordinary problems – population growth, poverty, climate change, governance, urbanisation and sectarian violence to name but a few (in some ways more similar to those of India.).
Re: Most realistic Analysis ... on Gaza, Egypt and Pakistan!!!
***The narrative of Muslims as victims of the rest – one deliberately encouraged by al Qaeda and exacerbated by the responses of the Bush era – has taken deep root in Pakistan, so much so that many politicians now blame all the country’s problems on the United States.
**Many Pakistanis continue to express outrage at the treatment of Muslims in the Kashmir Valley by Indian security forces **without understanding that Pakistan too played its own role in suppressing Kashmiris by supporting militant groups whose role was to undercut the pro-independence aims of the original fighters.
Re: Most realistic Analysis ... on Gaza, Egypt and Pakistan!!!
***And some of the same religious or militant groups which benefited from the Islamicisation introduced by former dictator Muhammad Zia ul-Haq claimed during the Gaza offensive that Pakistan had always shown undying support for the Palestinians (who are, by the way, Christians as well as Muslims).
They ignored then Brigadier Zia’s role in ruthlessly suppressing Palestinians in 1970 in what is known as Black September.***
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In return, he raised his regional standing, earned U.S. gratitude and ensured a continuation of the $2 billion a year or so in U.S. aid that he needs revive the domestic economy.
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yes... US 'gratitude' and aid. Very pragmatic indeed... Just like hosni mubarak lol!