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Like heck they didn´t. Communist regimes specifically targeted individuals with religious inclinations because they violated the primary tenet of atheism. The larger point however remains that religion isn´t a specific correlative factor when it comes to committing atrocities.

State dept. travel advisory guidelines pending of course :usflag: In the mean time I suggest visiting Costa Rica. I´m here right now and lemme tell you its freakin awesome. Ive spent the last week hiking through some of the greatest rain forests the world has to offer with biodiversity...

ummm.... Stalin´s gulag, pol pot- Khemer Rouge extravaganza anyone?

The Indian armed forces since 2002 have adopted standardized mixed formations, I´m not really sure there´s much they can do at this point to diminish their offensive capabilities, nor do I think (fairly certain actually) they have the necessary monetary resources to reorient their force...

"Blow up those consulates"? Are you high? You do realize that attacks upon foreign embassies and/or consulates amount to acts of war, and that only a terrorist state would even think of using proxies to conduct bombings and suicide attacks upon foreign missions of other nations yes? Which line...

Muse: Awesome posts. kudos:tup: While poverty and inequality (historically rampant throughout South Asia under varying labels) are undoubtedly factors that increase a society's susceptibility to destabilizing effects through violence, crime and extremism; it would be naive directly correlate...

don't be silly. Nobody's giving anybody anything. If India wants the system they're going to have to buy it.

LOL, why would you assume that I haven't? I'd even go so far as to venture a guess that I've spent more man hours slaving away in the US medical establishment than most people on this forum. I could sit here and write chapters about why your argument (by no means an original one) is...

HAHAHAHHA Darkstar, your posts here are reminiscent of a bad propaganda pamphlet assembled through cut and paste jobs from selective google searches. And yes, uninsured patients can, and most of them do get the state of the art care through charity; also the standard of care is enforced...

Are you serious?

Your representation of the US is hardly accurate. While the lack of insurance is undoubtedly a highly politicized issue and a convenient source of leverage for the left; US medical institutions provide more charity care than anywhere else in the world. Taking the size and population ratio into...

While this is true and abhorrent, as are all instances of exploitation, lets not express indigence at the expense of introspection. The reason so many South Asian laborers go to these countries despite all the grueling hardships is because their home countries offer even less. Before one...

Algeria also underwent an all out civil war in the process. Do you think its wise for Pakistan to apply lessons from a model where fighting is decentralized to a multitude of factions when the fundamental problem was the lack of centralization to begin with? And Taliban are the only...

yeah... that blurring has been quite significant. Which brings us back to my point in regards to the original premise of this thread... you can't effectively go after the Taliban as long as selective lines get blurred elsewhere. It is a zero sum game.

I think by now it should be clear that there are no "good" Indian killing terrorists who follow strict orders from the state; unless of course you maintain that Pakistan is still a functioning terrorist state. A nation that wishes to be taken seriously and expects others to respect its...

**This post is not intended to be sarcastic or malicious, so please do not interpret it that way** I admit I've never truly understood this argument. Are you saying that in order to assuage Pakistan's worries you want India to not respond or even react to acts of war carried out upon its...

The problem with the kinds of terrorist attacks we're talking about is that they do in fact hand justification for war and/or aggressive preventive measures on a platter. Any more such incidences and all bets are off regardless of where the PA is deployed. If Pakistani based terrorism continues...

I don't think anyone would object to Pakistan splitting their resources and pursuing both missions simultaneously, its just that they can't and have no other option to but to make a choice between one or the other. Patreus is providing this input on the basis of the axiom that the destabilizing...

Highly unlikely. The constant point of contention in this particular conflict has always remained the terrorism emanating and/or linked directly to Pakistan, not anywhere else. There are very few indications to the contrary. This phenomenon of one country being the defacto base of terrorism...

This is actually a fantastic editorial addressing some really excellent and critical points. Too bad it will probably end up drowning in a useless flame war.:undecided: In the mean time however, I would like to add one more point in regards to the Indo-Pak conflict which was overlooked in...