No Sir no...you can't have your cake and eat it too!

[Samir_Mirchandani]

Re: No Sir no…you can’t have your cake and eat it too!

@Captain1

Yes English is not my strong point, same is the case with my ability to explain things/events. The point is “terrorists” are not going to create a “village” or “town” or “housing/compound” for themselves to become an easy target for any stronger army, they will live within civilians. War in any country will create reactionary forces. There were no terrorists in Iraq before US’s invasion of Iraq, but when they devastated Iraq and removed its government it became an open field for every powerful criminal to carve out an area for his control as well as invite “jihadis” from around the world.

Both Iraq and Afghanista/Iraq have a parallel, it has to be brought into discussion. Iraq’s example is a clear indication that you can’t eliminate terrorists by bombing. US had full authority and full fledge army in Iraq but still failed to control terrorism. Now lets move to Afghanistan, US keeps harping about Pakistan playing double game to deflect its failures in Afghanistan but at the same time it shies away from failure in Iraq.

There are parallels but very major differences which you must consider, especially in a discussion about terrorism and Pakistan.

Unlike in Iraq, in Afghanistan, Pakistan claimed to be America’s partner in the wot. But in actions they were playing the double game of shielding the terrorists. That is trying to eat and have the cake which they failed in and experiencing the consequences!