Hi,
Since the inception of defence.pk, I believe in 2005---we have had some full bloodied discussions and arguments about the western weapons systems that pakistan should have procured after 9/11---and how badly the procurement process failed---when pakistan millitary had U S and the rest of the western countries in the palm of their hands---how they bungled up everything and every oppurtunity----.
We have argued till the cows came home and then went out the next morning---but nothing changed----till we realized the futility of the discussion and that of the argument.
As the pak millitary made its decision to go after what they decided what was right for them---we on the board----worn out---by years of discussion---also moved ahead with our thoughts that we put over here, once the chinese equipment started flowing in.
New excitements for the newbies----most of us who have been around for a while---already know that the chinese weapons systems are not the best, but neither are they mediocre in nature---people who talk about how great the chinese have progressed and how close they are to the americans---are only right half the way---.
On a scale of 1----10 in technology, where the USA is 10---and china was at a 3---5, some 15 years ago---today that same china is closing in at around 6----8, depending on the field.
The problems that we are facing today are due to the fact that we played the wrong hand most of the time since 9/11, when it came to what we need for our millitary.
Most of us know that Rafael is a must for PAF---no ifs and buts about that---we also know that pak should have turned every table to secure the Qatari mirage 2000-9's once they became available---we also know that pak navy should have done their home work better when they had the chance to buy the british frigates---we also know that pak should have insisted about getting at least 4 sqdrns of F 16's blk 52 plus all the current F 16's mlu'd within the first 24 months of the start of hostilities after 9/11-----half of them within the first six months and the remaining after that---we also know that pak millitary should have ripped the heart out of the AL qaeda and the pak taliban---at the first oppurtunity they had---.
The screw ups of our millitary since 9/11 are that of a galactic proportion---they failed to strike the right deal with the u s and failed to order equipment on fast track---then they failed to do what their job was---to neutralize al qaeda and pak taliban.
If it had been Israel---or if it had been india under the similiar circumstances----they would have ripped open the americans to make the right deal for their nations---.
Now pakistan millitary and pakistani public blames everyone else---u s---europe---russia---india---israel---for their own mistakes and blunders---shamelessly---the bottomline is----PAKS had no clue with what to do with the GOOSE that had landed in their backyard----instead of getting a golden egg everyday---they decided to kill it and have a feast made out of it for one meal.
Now that the realization has hit reality---we end up with our old friend---china----God bless china for standing with us through thick and thin.
Great Post MastanKhan.
when i was going through your post, i felt as if it was written by me or i was talking to myself.
I agree to you completly, but we must not lose heart, we are victums to our self produced problems, we vote for them sometimes to setup the rule of our caste on other castes, sometimes our language over other languages, sometime our interests over other people's interest within pakistan.
but it is becomes heartbreaking for us to know that the people whom we voted for, for our purpose, has their own agendas and they always work for themselves, no matter what is at stake, be it a nation or a country, nothing matters to them except their bank balanaces, luxuries etc.
we can't blame the ruling class for anything, Infact its a TIT for TAT world. when we vote for them we do so without a national view point rahter we use to have a selfish attitute, when someone is selected by a mob of selfish people, he must be the best and it happens like that, so the selected people are the most selfish people of our society.
we have to correct this at the grassroot level, if we want to prevail as a free nation and sovereign country with a free foreign policy which represents our national attitude towards international issues, we must free ourselves from falling victims to castes, region, languages etc.
so my message to all of us is...
FREE OURSELVES FROM THE EVILS WITHIN US, ONLY THEN COULD WE FREE OUR NATION AS A WHOLE AND BE A SOVEREIGN AND RESPECTABLE COUNTRY...