So you really think if the army steps down that all the militancy is going to be resolved on its own?
The militancy is going to be even more embolden to attack civilian leadership and thus forcing the civilian governments to make alliances with hard-line religious parties to implement draconian laws
the only thing which has kept militancy in check is the Army
Here I agree with you that due to years of lack of political activity (...and thanks to army) there is such a big vaccum that today the country can not afford that the army should abruptly step down...We may face post Shah Iran like situation as only somewhat organised force apart from army are the mullahs through madrassas and mosques...Our so called political parties are all one man shows requiring one suicide bomber...Yesterday's event proved that if the suicide bomber would have succeeded it would have been the end of one of our major political parties....
What needs to be done today is the change in mindset of army....genuine U turn in support jehadi militants policy which we all really doubt....and main reason why US wants to put BB in the system>>>>
what we need is the army to hit hard against the militants
weaken them so much, that if the civilian leadership comes into power that they wont subvert to their fear
They need to put their own house in order as well and you can not imagine how big a problem is this....there are still many rogue groups in the army and without these groups the militants can not survive a day...they need to hit hard on these groups as well instead of protecting them as sacred cows>>>
Doesn't make sense at all. Why. Would they let the jihadi leaders first escape to afghanistan and then attack? Won't they just come back later?
And what's the strategy for dealing with desrting soldiers, who will still be there?
All that's been accomplished with this 'strategy' is an admission, make it confession by paki leadership of all the terrorist allegations that have been made by US INdia Israel and UK (remember straw?)?
Irregardless of corruption, Pakistan faces a life and death struggle agaisnt Islamic militants
okay :)
I guess the only death of country/society you can see is actual people dying on roads, you can't see society dying death of corruption, without justice, without rights etc. I guess you would be okay living that life.
How do you know our citizens are more secure if we allow attacks into Afghanistan and Iraq from known bases in our territory? How do you know we (or those areas) wont be carpet bombed into oblivion by the US?
US has bigger issues at hand than carpet bombing our cities into oblivion. At the most they'd bomb waziristan and surrounding areas without our consent, which they are doing anyways.
If the roaches escape from their wastelands and into civilization but use those cities as their planning centers, then those cities could become targets.
Firstly this bull**** about OBL being in Pakistan. The CIA has offices - command centres - in Quetta and Peshaware. CIA agents routinely work with the ISI in issues of interrogation and the capture of such targets. If they can not locate OBL in Pakistan why do you think any other intelligence agency can?
Secondly the article reads like a bloody tabloid piece. So much sensationalism. More people killed than ever in Pakistan history including the Pakistan India wars etc etc etc.
Thirdly though I agree these *******s should be dealt with, the efforts should not be the indiscriminate bombing of the our own people. That will be breed resentment and the Pakistani people are not interested in a Truth Commission. Additionally has the military considered an economic and social framework along with the military action?
It is one thing to bomb people to hell, it is a completely different thing to bomb them to hell and they supply, water, electricity, schools and hospitals.