A pakistani minister went on record to state that Musharaff is considering imposing emergency. Then, Rice calls Musharaff while US worries about the safety of pak's nuclear arsenal. In a sudden turn of events, Musharaff agrees to be persuaded to not impose emergency.
Musharaff decides not to go to the jirga for he fears humiliation at the hands of Karzai for Pakistan's failure to control rise of Taliban. Rice calls again and not only does Musharaff go to jirga, he also critisizes Taliban.
In his book "In the line of fire" Musharaff writes how Richard Armitage's threat to bomb Pak back to the stone age made him do the 180 on Taliban. Pakistan was the only country to regognize Taliban and Musharaff ditched them and sided with the Americans.
I don't care whateevr this author writes, Musharaff is America's b1tch in its global war on terror.
Jai Hind ... Happy Independence Day ... and Long Live our Republic.
Pakistan has been milking us Americans for military and other aid while hoodwinking us.
1. Stop aid to Pakistan. Sanction them if they do not cooperate in the war on terror; reward them if they do cooperate by not imposing any sanctions. Giving aid/ bribing a country for doing something which they should be doing anyway in their own national interest is counter-productive in the long term. Also, sanctions is the only thing Pakistan understands.
2. Invade Pakistan with Indian help, secure the nuclear weapons and break up Pakistan into the following: Baluchistan to go to Iran (or else made independent), NWFP to Afghanistan, Kashmir and Sindh to India, Punjab to remain as the new Pakistan, a landlocked country and thus forced to cooperate. Indians understand the Pakistanis better than anyone else, and we should use their help.
Once the NWFP rejoins Afghanistan, then it will far easier for the coalition forces to root out terrorism from the joint province. Pakistan is an artificial country and, therefore, will always remain unstable unless broken up.
3. We should move beyond the Musharraf mindset. If the new leadership of Pakistan is not helpful in the war on terror, it only makes the decision to secure their nukes and break up the country easier for us.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by ashish sinha on Aug 15, 2007 07:31 AM Permalink
your suggestions are correct. Nice to see that americans are taking interest in south asia politics.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by adil on Aug 15, 2007 09:19 AM Permalink
American desi I know you are trying to give solution to americans who plan about the whole world for 20 yrs with ut most selfish motives.you have to plan your pav bhajee party ( qarter dollar) for your 20 families on sunday, next 20 sundays how you will keep upvas to recover your quarter from the party. gora's of America will keep you ontheir shoe toe you moron.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by shankar narayanan on Aug 15, 2007 06:02 AM Permalink
you americans!!!. piss off u american abstard. ur country has created trouble and shed blood everywhere it has gone. so plz stop talking about other harming ur interests, as you are harming everyones interests. whic america do you belong to, the america which talks about freedom of speech and human dignity, but where a few big corporations decide evrything, from what ppl shld eat to what ppl shld wear. is this the democracy you are trying to spread.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by Loan Shark on Aug 15, 2007 06:26 AM Permalink
LOL ... america is the real democracy ... no one but decide what they wear or take off .... no one tells you here ... this is country that rewards merit and competition.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by lax on Aug 15, 2007 06:54 AM Permalink
arrey... he is an 'original' american... maybe an 'naturalized' american... that is Indian, converted to american. Usko gaali deke kya fayda.. bichare udhar naukri karke apne family ka pet paal raha hain...
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by ashish sinha on Aug 15, 2007 07:33 AM Permalink
americans r very polite people and they have manners and courtesy...
this world owes a lot to americans for preventing us from terrorism.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by Ganapati Hegde on Aug 15, 2007 08:23 AM Permalink
I fully agree with you, after living in the United States. This country is full of hope for the entire world. It is a beacon of democracy for the entire world. It is Americans, who really have the will and resources to stamp out terrorism.
India needs to stand by this great Country. God bless India and the United States !!!.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by on Aug 15, 2007 11:16 AM Permalink
wow !! what a solution !! break Pakistan up , persuade India to attack, and finally secure nuclear assets... just one question ... what exactly do you think Pakistan will do while you are busy implementing your "million dollar solution"?? hand over its nuclear assets to you in a tray ?? NO SIR, it will USE them and "You Americans" want them used gainst India so u hit two targets with one shot and some Indians ( who in my view are mentally challenged) might actually back you up... i pray that they are blessed with an awakenng soon...and just for your information, Pakistan does possesss missiles which can reach Israel (your mama) and imagine what can happen with Iran's support...you make me laugh man !!
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by Vishnu Sharma on Aug 15, 2007 06:54 AM Permalink
Agree with you on most points but one. Why are you leaving out Punjab Punjab will return to India as one piece. Sikhs and Hindus have a stack in the region. India will be whole again once we complete the annexation of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Sri-Lanka. Then we will be the Sole power in South Asia.
RE:Answer to the Pakistani problem.
by thatsfree a on Aug 15, 2007 03:57 PM Permalink
What is this National Democratic Workers Party ? With lots difficulty India is moving ahead & now you people want to take baggage of Bangladesh (poorest nation), Bhutan, Pakistan (terror state), Srilanka (internal fights). If parties like this start talking about politics.. what immaturity?
I congrtualate Mr. Bhadrakumar on writing a superb and well written article. You are right on. Mr. Bhadrakumar correctly analyzed the intricacies and nuances of Pakistan and world politics. As they say "don't send Checker players to a chess game". His analysis is poignant and almost devoid of the usual anti-Pakistan rhetoric so prevalent on these pages--as the comments posted here will exemplify. A shining light in a well of darkness.
RE:The US cannot dictate to Pakistan
by Sam Jay on Aug 15, 2007 04:18 AM Permalink
Pakistan is now the world%u2019s epicenter of Islamic terrorism. There is only one short and long term answer to the Pakistani problem. First and foremost, we Americans need to understand Pakistan is not our ally and our interests do not coincide. They have been milking us for military and other aid while hoodwinking us.
1. Stop aid to Pakistan. Sanction them if they do not cooperate in the war on terror; reward them if they do cooperate by not imposing any sanctions. Giving aid/ bribing a country for doing something which they should be doing anyway in their own national interest is counter-productive in the long term. Also, sanctions is the only thing Pakistan understands.
2. Invade Pakistan with Indian help, secure the nuclear weapons and break up Pakistan into the following: Baluchistan to go to Iran (or else made independent), NWFP to Afghanistan, Kashmir and Sindh to India, Punjab to remain as the new Pakistan, a landlocked country and thus forced to cooperate. Indians understand the Pakistanis better than anyone else, and we should use their help. Actually, it should be India and not Pakistan that we should be calling our ally.
Baluchistan, NWFP, Sindh and Kashmir have belonged for thousand of years to the respective countries named above and it is best to return them to the rightful owners. Once the NWFP rejoins Afghanistan, then it will far easier for the coalition forces to root out terrorism from the joint province.
RE:The US cannot dictate to Pakistan
by Tim on Aug 15, 2007 07:55 AM Permalink
Most of the things you saymay be true. But do you know why that you guys stopped hunting Bin Laden and went to Iraq.
Here is the reason. If you finish hunting him in Afganistan then you would have no hold on that country(Dont forget the Natural Gas).
2nd Sadaam threatened to switch to Euro for all the oil dealings and if it had happened then the Dollar would have plunged. All the WMD and things are just an eyewash.
Today%u2019s so-called %u201Cdollar%u201D only purchases five cents of what it purchased in the 1930s, 10 cents of what it purchased in the 1960s and 1970s, and maybe 50 cents of what it bought in the 1980s. So the %u201Ccrash%u201D of the paper dollar system is not something that is soon to happen; it is already happening.
The government and the privately owned Federal Reserve Bank want you to think inflation is under control. But the truth is, the dollar is crashing from inflation.
In reality, according to those economists who can think and are not brainwashed, it is well known that hiking interest rates is inflationary. What it does is to increase the cost of doing business. And since virtually everyone is in debt, it forces businesses to charge their customers more.
But what you probably did not hear about, and should have, was the ending of the %u201CM3%u201D reports, on March 23. The Fed discontinued publishing M3 figures after that date.
If they publish then every country would start switching to Euro. So stop all this US Bullshit and see the reality.
RE:RE:The US cannot dictate to Pakistan
by mr on Aug 15, 2007 08:21 AM Permalink
Who said saddam doesn't have WMD. He transferred truck load just before the attack to neighboring countries. I never use paper any more here, only plastic, just swap. Didn't see the paper for long time.
RE:The US cannot dictate to Pakistan
by Firelite on Aug 15, 2007 09:49 AM Permalink
It is sad that there are still people telling that saddam had WMD. Either he must have been smoking weed or too drunk to think or may be working for Cheney, rumsfield, Karl Rove et al...
