General Hayat at his best

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

It is quite interesting that Asia-Pacific is the most valuable strategic location for Washington, in order to control this region skillfully. But, the development of CPEC and increasing Chinese influence in the region is highly distressing for the Americans. Mike Pompeo, has expressed strong discontent on the issue of CPEC in the following words, “make no mistake: we would be watching what the IMF does. There is no rationale for IMF tax dollars- and associated with, that American dollars that are part of the IMF funding- for those to go to bail out Chinese bondholders or China itself”. His warning unveiled the state of uneasiness the US in, seeing the footprints of China in South Asia through CPEC.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/31/pom...-tension-point-between-washington-beijin.html

It is an undeniable fact that Asia is the biggest continent on planet earth. Many international scholars and political analysts are of the view that Asia is undergoing a period of re-evolution. It is, therefore, speculated that this metamorphosis would inflict severe implications on the already ailing and flagging continent. But, another view which is more strongly reasoned is that Asia will re-emerge as a powerful continent in the ongoing century. The most significant factor of this change depends on the rise of China. Pakistan and China-Pakistan friendship is time-tested and cannot be dented through false accusations. Nevertheless, the hybrid warfare could extend and harbor certain implications which could only be managed by the two friendly states working together.

The antagonist forces have launched hybrid warfare to halt the progress of CPEC project. John Mecklin has rightly committed that hybrid warfare is a new technique implied on the international level that “can combine Internet-enabled propaganda, a global ‘dark web’ of encrypted communications, cyber attacks, positive and negative economic pressure, espionage, irregular military action, and other efforts that aim to advance political interests without progressing to full-scale war.”
https://thebulletin.org/2017/09/introduction-the-evolving-threat-of-hybrid-war/

India, on the other hand, is flexing its muscles and employing nefarious strategies like irregular tactics, using conventional small weapons, criminal behavior and terrorism The Kulbashan Jhadave case comes to mind to thwart the CPEC project.
https://thediplomat.com/2018/01/wha...out-india-and-pakistans-balochistan-problems/

Furthermore has appointed paid cliques for spreading false information, regarding the project. Such as that, China is right now turning Pakistan into its colony and yielding 90 percent benefits from it. Or that China will abandon Pakistan once CPEC materializes.
https://nation.com.pk/13-Oct-2018/pakistan-rejects-western-media-portrayal-of-cpec
https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/264155-social-media-feeds-fake-news-to-mainstream-media
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/26/WS5bd26873a310eff303284a6e.html
New Delhi is also involved in propagating the negative image of CPEC to disrupt its progress and spread disbelief amongst masses regarding the aforementioned project.
https://timesofislamabad.com/08-Aug-2018/why-india-fear-and-oppose-cpec
RAW has been involved in facilitating terrorist attacks on CPEC sites to impede the progress and terrorizing the investing team.
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/B...Pakistan-s-need-to-reassure-China-on-security
https://www.dawn.com/news/1251860
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2016/08/10/quetta-blast-sabotaging-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/
Any project which can enhance the strength of the Chinese in regional or international affairs is highly distressing for the Americans. It is a fact that CPEC would reduce China’s dependence on the notorious Strait of Malacca where American hegemony is obvious. China is enduring to increase her sphere of influence in the Asia-pacific and started pursuing its strategic objectives there. China is also flexing its muscles to defeat any aggression and power which can subdue its objectives in South Asia.

Whenever the US policymakers start with "make no mistake" it's a historical imperative that they are definitely making a mistake!!!!

Mate, I am not going to dwell too much on this. I want you to put your mind back in time, divide the recent history of Pakistan in two phsases, post and pre 9/11. You had Afghan Taliban in control of Afghanistan for 5 years in post 9/11, and that is the time you have complete control of geopolitics of this region. No terrorism or seperative moments in Pakistan. You had Indians by balls. Then you have another phase, where suddenly Afghan Taliban became terrorist just because Uncle sam said so, You didn't want to negotiate with them because uncle sam said, "we do not negotiate with terrorists"!! Remember this famous line? And here you are, those terrorists are sitting on the table negotiating with all powers to be, including America.

If you believe that those 60K citizens lost, huge loses to economy and infra and lack of investment because of some so called radicals elements working on their own, and not part of a great game being played, organised and sponsored at much higher level, you are giving too much importance to mad mullahs. I will keep it simple, CIA-Mossad-RAW nexus. This is the curx of all problem. If you are not willing to deal with them ruthlessly , you are not going to win this war on terror.

They crushed the six centuries of the Ottoman Empire within six years of rule under such nexuses...

 

[xyx007]

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Whenever the US policymakers start with "make no mistake" it's a historical imperative that they are definitely making a mistake!!!!


They crushed the six centuries of the Ottoman Empire within six years of rule under such nexuses...

the US military has failed to adapt to this new era of war. The US military has this playbook for success against countries: technology, big-unit warfare, and so on. And when America started fighting insurgents, it was natural that America would turn to that same playbook. The US military is capable of hitting any target with pinpoint accuracy using the latest hardware. But what if US military doesn’t know where the enemy is(ISI is the only agency in the world who can counterinsurgency they are hiding in the population ). A lot of that technology, which is really impressive, turns out to be irrelevant.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

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the US military has failed to adapt to this new era of war. The US military has this playbook for success against countries: technology, big-unit warfare, and so on. And when America started fighting insurgents, it was natural that America would turn to that same playbook. The US military is capable of hitting any target with pinpoint accuracy using the latest hardware. But what if US military doesn’t know where the enemy is(ISI is the only agency in the world who can counterinsurgency they are hiding in the population ). A lot of that technology, which is really impressive, turns out to be irrelevant.

Empires aren't suited for counter insurgency ops....

 

[Taimoor Khan]

People often forget when NATO invaded Afghanistan caused and is causing real instability to Pakistan. Radicalism was always there. What was not there was a bunch of foreign armies covertly succouring destability.
Of course radicalism is a problem...but one man's radicalism is another's comfort....

Radicalism is the result of the state/Government not representing the will, mind set, narrative and the idealogy of the majority of the citizens. Worst, when the government/State start toeing the lines of known enemy nations.