The retired Brigadier is trying to redeem the lost past by subtle manipulation of facts. Indian forces stopped short of Lahore because of American pressure and not because of want of courage or over-caution. Americans were alarmed by Indian progress and to save Pakistan from total disaster stopped India by using the same refrain they used in 1971 war. They claimed that Indian advance has endangered the American lives in Lahore...they did not pursue it to "7th Fleet" finale because India agreed to stop the advance. Also, the cvillian population had started to evacuate the city. Clogged roads totally debilitated Pak army. Lahore was ripe for fall. BTW, decimation of Paki Sabres and Pattons earned them the Indian soliloquy: "Sabe ki safai aur Patton ki pitai".
