"...have failed to achieve any results except that the world today is more dangerous than ever before."
This isn't true. We succeeded in kicking your minions across your border in 2001. I'm sorry that they ran faster than we could attack but they clearly knew where their safety was assured.
And so it was. Where was your army? Do you not defend ALL of your borders at a time of national crisis-especially your western borders as it becomes certain that America is going to war?
So we know that we've kept an Afghan government not of your choosing in power for seven years. Since we'll be there another 15-20, that will likely continue. Kiss your strategic space away.
"The force who has the guts to face the enemy in the eye and the force that don't duck will sitting in front of the command module of a Reaper or Predator drone."
Most of those are flown where we can't seem to find any fighting forces to contest the enemy-
Pakistan.
Over in Afghanistan, our lads are having a fine time in their air conditioned night-time exercise
gymnasium.
Does your army leave garrison after dark? I've heard they had an odd habit of returning each night up in SWAT and down in Waziristan before heading east after Mumbai. Home by dark. Is that true?
Perhaps you're satisfied with your army's performance. I don't know. I wouldn't know why though. Dying proudly for your country really isn't the objective unless it advances the greater good. Have your 1600 military martyrs done so for your country? I don't think your leadership have served their memory well at all, personally, but that's just me.
enigma 947, I could give a ratz azz if your army is trained for conventional war. I'd strongly encourage your peers and you to engage in some new operational horizons real damned quick. We're not calling a "time-out" while you get your tactical act together. You just might have to do a bit of OJT.
I know if they were Indians you'd be charging with pitchforks, brooms, mudclods, bricks, anything you could lay your hands on without regard to "collaterral damage".
Not now.
Makes a guy wonder how bad you wish to "win"?
Here's my suggestion-sit tight and DO NOT DEPLOY WEST FROM PUNJAB WITH YOUR ARMY.
No need. They'll be introducing themselves to you in Punjab anyday now.
Thanks.