A nation that has felt the cash mentallity of the French, the goodweather friendship of the US and the arrogance of the UK is only facing China or building own. There are no options left to get anything anytime soon. Just like South Africa in the past… Build own or get a share… Here something about the lovely US friendship…
From PAkdef a very clear view:
It is wide spread feeling in Pakistan and the writing is on the wall. I agree with you of the problems (you) identified and Pakistan’s predicament, but what is Pakistan’s threshold? Should we (as a nation) cave in to every US demand?
let’s look at US/India relationship since 9/11 (again) more critically. It is slowly but surely strengthening its strategic ties with India that has included military training, intelligence sharing and supply of the state of the art sophisticated hardware which is a clear destabilizing factor given the nature and the military balance between India and Pakistan with a nervous Pakistan with its finger on the nuclear button. As we all know, only last year, US and India at the height of India/Pakistan tension held their first joint military exercises .The war games were near Agra and concluded in May or probably June with code-named “Balance Iroquois”. This exercise involved Indian commandos and a fairly reasonable size of US Special Forces contingent. Exact details of the exercise were kept secret but its basic object was training in air-borne assault (one should ask where?) and general military collaboration. US Embassy (in Delhi) described it as the largest army exercise ever to take place at a time when PAF was on red alert. So, under the circumstance what kind of the signal US was trying to give to Pakistan? Again to reiterate, the most significant aspect of this exercise was its timing as India poised to strike against Pakistan. The decision not to cancel the exercise only encouraged India to take a more belligerent stance. It was first clear indication that US was on India’s side regardless of what Pakistan thought.
Another clear and clear incendiary action last year to strengthen Indian intransigence at the time of heightened tension; Indian army acquired eight AN/TPQ-37 firefighters, an artillery-locating radar system at a cost of $146 million. The AN/TPQ-37 can pinpoint mortar, rocket launchers and artillery at a range of up to 60 km after tracking a shell for just a few seconds. US has also underscored the key role of India in US strategic planning, declaring that this sale of the radar system will contribute to the foreign policy and national security interests of the US by helping to improve the security of a country that has been and continues to be a force for political stability and economic progress in South Asia. This rubbish talk of “stability” “security” and “progress” was at a time when more than million Indian and Pakistani troops confronted each other on high alert along the Indo/Pakistan border.
If you look at Pakistan’s threat scenarios it boils down to threat/s to (her) nuclear capability either from US, India/Israel or US/India/Israel and you do not need a PhD in Political science to figure out why they are working so closely and who would be their target ? India very conveniently has identified “Islamic terrorism” along with Israel and US as the main threat to their security. US ultimate nightmare is these nukes in “so-called” Islamic fundoos hands.
At the end of the day, $billions spent by Pakistan on nuclear weapons to buy ultimate security have increased the possibility of her becoming a potential target of attacks from US, India and Israel.
And this is where we need a very strong air force and are we not 12 years too late? Or nothing is (never) too late in our case?
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