Re: Musharraf to West: 'We have our own brains'
Personally, after a lot of thought, I am beginning to appreciate the view point espoused by many (including Imran Khan) that, quite unnecessarily (though probably unavoidably) Pakistan has taken a problem which was a US (western world problem) and made it our own. People in Waziristan, including the so-called "foreigners" and "jihadi" had nothing but appreciation and love for Pakistan. Post 9/11, under tremendous US pressure (and thus perhaps unavoidably), Pakistan government turned these same mujahideen into its our own biggest foe.
I dunno, man. I would'nt go as far as to say that these jihadis had "love" for Pakistan. I agree that their agenda wasnt chaos in Pakistan but love for Pakistan? I seriously doubt that. why? It was one man's decision to make a u-turn on the policy supporting these guys not the entire country. Heck, majority of the country sympathized with jihadis and their cause. And now that these jihadis feel betrayed by the gov't that once supported them and have resorted to retaliation, who's facing their wrath? not the dictator who made the decision to go against them, but the people who sympathized with them. what kind of love they had for Pakistan that they're killing hundrads of thousands of innocent Pakistanis without any remorse just to retaliate against the govt? Clearly they never appreciated Pakistan let alone love it that's why it's so easy for them kill inncocent Pakistanis and plunge the country into chaos.
Now the question remains, what is the solution to this problem? diplomacy or force? war is never the answer and more than likely wont solve anything so then can any leader convince them through diplomacy that Pakistan is not their enemy and get it off their "agenda list"? I would think that that time has passed looking back at what happend in the last year alone between the jihadis and the armed forces. But if by some miracle it CAN be achieved then by all means start the dialogue process other wise Pakistan army has lots of guns and bombs and artillary and jawans and jihdadis have lots of financial resourses and countless fighters and are sitting right on our borders....keep the fight going.