The Taliban demonstrate an embarrassing inability to help themself. I mean, why would they want to alienate the average Sunni Muslim civilian laborer in Pakistan at a time when the civilian government is taking control of the country? So, instead of trying to win the hearts and minds of the common Muslim man and earn some sympathy for their cause against the army and the USA, they attack the very group of people that could help them. Do they not realize that the only thing keeping the US and the Army from bombing their world into oblivion is the sense of fairness, love and compassion felt by the common Muslim man in Pakistan for the humanity of these tribal morons?
This is the same lack of brains one sees in the radicals in Palestine. I mean, in 50 years there would be enough non Jewish Palestinians to take political control of the democratic government in the State of Israel. However, instead of keeping quite, working hard and waiting until they are a majority to obtain equality they keep blowing themselves up and making it harder for themselves and for others to trust them.
Excellent points Bob. As the current youth generation takes account of affairs in Pakistan, say in the next 10 years, such sense of loyalty and fairness towards the tribal areas will be far less than current. Its time to accelerate the emergence of young blood in our political party mix as to introduce clear and abject thinking without conflict of interests.