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Mukti Bahni had become too strong and too powerful by the time Army action was taken. It is unfair to blame the Army in East Pakistan for losing it. The whole situation was handled very badly and it was a complete mess. My major disappointment with ZAB is that he was too shrewd of a politician not to see all this.
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I dont think it was the army, but the top army leadership or the top army brass that was responsible. I dont think we can blame ZAB, for his shortcomings as you indicated, especially considering he wasn't the one in power at that time.