...... As in Iraq, the Americans had to finally sit with the insurgents to calm down things. Similarly the Americans are working towards a negotiated solution of Afghanistan. ..
There are some differences and some similarities between Iraq and Wazirastan.
But the terror sympathizers would have you believe that both are the same. In fact they would throw in Palestine too.
The biggest difference between Iraq and Wazirastan is that Pakistanis are not the occupying force. They are trying to destroy terror within their land.
You keep on harping on negotiations. Don't you know what negotiations mean in our corrupt tribal culture. It is give me more money than the other party and I'll side with you. That's not negotiations that's bribery and corruption.
And yes Pakistani government has tried to bribe the corrupt khans. Hanven't you heard about Mullah diesel getting government lands? And so much money got thrown into Waziris?
The problem is that corrupt Waziris take Pakistani tax payers money and then go back to Arabs and get even more money. They are playing classical game of deceit and selling their souls and their women for pretty penny.
It was wrong to negotiate with Waziris and it is wrong to negotiate with bajore or Sawati militants. We have been negotiating with these dimwit Jihadis since 1990s Mullah Sufi's sharia movement.
It is people like you sir, who are Pakistanis and still support terror against Pakistan just because it is being carried on in the name of Islam and Sharia.
...... ...The small battle that began in Waziristan has engulfed all the tribal areas....
Yes because we didn't nip the evil in the bud. We tried as you suggest, negotiate nay bribe the corrupt khans. And that is not working.
With tribals, the only thing works is bigger force and no negotiations. The more you negotiate, the weaker you appear.
You talk about India. Oh bro! India goes easy only in areas that are semi disputed and they are not a "Direct" threat to its national sovereignty.
Remember what they did to the Sikhs in golden temple. Taliban are our Sikhs. We need to treat Baitullah as Bhindranawala. Ask a Sikh rebel sympathizer and he will tell you the atrocities by their Gill guy.
Another example from Pakistan for you. Waziris are doing the same as MQM did back in the BB time. Back then Pak army used tanks and helicopters to spot and kill MQM jihadis. And that's the only way Karachi came under control.
So no more negotiations i.e. bribes to corrupt to the core khans. It is time to flatten the villages after taking taking the innocent civilians out.