I think some of you have lost track of the ‘changes’ in pakistan post takover by gen zia ul haq around 1980. initially he was just any of the umpteen generals who had taken over power, corrupt, self-serving, but a loyal dog of the western interest. then he changed, was made to change by afghanistan and the continuing failure of the economy. arab-american project in afghanistan started and 1000s of hate filled madrassas blossomed in the pak countryside. govt educated receded and ground was taken over by zealots. the nature of pak armed forces also went a change with recruits full of zeal and eager to punish the infidels. by 1990 the makeover was complete. the US wisely cut itself loose from the liability and let them fester in their own problems for a decade. pak was tottering on the brink of economic collapse with 9-11 opened new ‘opportunities’ for them to rent themselves out as the west’s handyman in the region.
remember it their commandoes (SSG) who were in charge of training the taliban for the big fights, providing arty and C3I support. SSG also undertook the Kunduz airlift wherein US gave permission to retrieve their army officers before Gen dostum got into the city, but Pak ‘expanded’ the mission and 100s of hardcore talibs and al-qaeda were plucked to safety under the noses of the US airpower which had opened a safe channel for them.
throw in the nuclear smuggling racket wherein PAF C-130s and merchant ships were ferrying stuff as far away as libya and north korea (india caught one ship)
Its kind of amusing how a Govt and army can be in evil upto that level and still get anointed as the loyal dog to ferret out the al-qaeda. methinks there is a lack of ideas and commitment in the pentagon and white house – they are simply not prepared to
get down and dirty to bell the real cats – china, north korea and pakistan.
china – godfather of nuclear and missile proliferation. member of P5 and major economic partner. so they have consistently dared the others to call their bluff and
got away with it.
north korea and pakistan – ‘proteges’ of china and major beneficiaries of proliferation with US doing a wink-wink from the sidelines. biggest source of terrorists and zealots in east and south asia if not the world.
p.s. does anyone talk of catching bin laden these days ? or have the public been soothed enough not to care ? 🙂
iran , iraq , libya – mere sideshows to show the public ‘something’ is being done, grab
oil, prepare for vacating KSA etc etc.
israel – dont talk about them, israel has no nukes, has never conducted a test 🙂
india – biggest threat to world stability, “rogue” nuclear power 🙂
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