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The romanticization of special operations in the Western media, particularly through Hollywood, affects fanboys here too. We're still significantly better than Indians in this regard, though. Regardless, if all these details are correct, it's quite an op. Well done, boys. I hope we have some...

There is a time and place that calls for the lack of civility --- for example, in the face of oppression and tyranny, no matter how subtle (or not) it may be. Specifics have ceased to matter. Anybody who cares for Pakistan, PTI supporter or not, cannot and will not stand for an institution that...

Ukraine's resilience aka real-time US intel, hundreds of billions in military and humanitarian aid, weapons systems, Western backing in the narrative war, etc. They've defended very well, but let's not get unrealistic.

Military hardware matters little when neurological and testicular hardware is lacking... Bad strategy, small-mindedness, dogmatism, political engagement, business interests, and confusing mediocrity with excellence will ensure losses regardless of the toys at a military command's disposal.

That is literally the best single-line description I've read. Pretty much sums our entire predicament up. Why not criticize a weak, struggling nation, particularly when/if it appeases the masses back home?

Absolutely. Also, a clear civilizational history that they own. The language, the Confucian virtues, etc., all define public values. We are a mess. We are in the league of banana republics.

Yes, yes. I've studied it in exceptional detail. It's significantly more efficient than any democracy, because long-term policy is made and simply implemented. No ifs and buts or populist appeasement. It's also not a dictatorship, as many people wrongly believe.

Incredible. Truly incredible. It's amazing (and depressing) to examine how the trajectory of Pakistan and China, with relatively similar (in the modern era) starting points and histories of imperial exploitation by the West, have diverged.

The people of Pakistan want, deserve slavery-via-dynasty.

Even better question: why is there a Defense Minister at all? Isn't it a waste of money when all real security decisions are taken by the mil itself and the DM can't command them to do anything in reality?

Yes, a director (Naveed) and an inspector. Likely lured and assassinated by AQ. For those who don't know, a director is roughly a Col-level civilian rank in the ISI. Unlike military officers, who often come on 2.5-year secondments, the civilian cadre are professionals who are all career...

The occupied Palestinians also need freedom and democracy. Since that's what you really care about, please free them first. Thanks. (Sick of this democracy/liberty bullshit from American hawks.)

The Americans tried a lot.

The rest of the world doesn't live next to them and share a mountainous border with those very caves :) The spillover, given our poor ability to secure the border (even the US can't secure its border with Mexico despite the best tech and near-infinite resources), will be in our cities. We are...

I agree. I'm not sure of SA's work on increasing ease of doing business. Dubai infrastructure wasn't great till recently (public transport, etc.) And while the Burj Khalifa came later, they did have other vanity projects before that. Dubai was also developing at a different time and had the...

Perhaps many of the same allegations were made against Dubai, but the vanity projects paid off. (PS: I think Neom and other such things are nonsense; like you, I'd rather that this money is spent on existing infra, building up R&D capacity / human capital quality, etc.)

The rest of the world doesn't live next to them and share a mountainous border with those very caves :) The spillover, given our poor ability to secure the border (even the US can't secure its border with Mexico despite the best tech and near-infinite resources), will be in our cities. We...

I'm not disagreeing with you. But that's so painfully obvious that we shouldn't keep repeating it. The much bigger question is: how the F will this ever happen? No entity gives up power voluntarily.

That's like saying staying alive hinges on breathing. No shit! This place is a literal circus.

Many of his stunts were extremely dangerous. Incredible skill. Legendary intuition. Will be missed. Died doing what he loved. Some people call such people selfish --- like mountain climbers attempting K2 while their spouses and children wait at home. It's an interesting debate. I'm not sure...