MastanKhan
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Pessler amendment led to what PAF calls lost decade.
Pakistan anquired nuclear capability in 1988 . In 1989 kashmir insurgency was started by pakistan under the Nuclear cover.
benazir came to power, went to azad kashmir and declared 1000
year war on India for kashmir
You can google "1990 india pakistan crisis "
Robert gates came on a peace mission
Indian Armed forces were mobilised .we told America we will not start war. Gates told pakistan " our military has war gamed India Pak war .There is no way you can win."
Pakistan backed off. But F 16 were loaded with nukes .
this led to pressler amendment
Hi,
After the 2002 scenario Musharraf stated that pak had no delievery system in place for the nukes---and that is on record---a big surprise to everyone---the nuke would have been buried under dirt enroute of advancing indian army---or on a flat bed of a truck.
His statement can be found. That was seemingly one of the biggest bluffs that pak played on the world.
The pressler amendment had been presented to the president Reagan many a times---pushed hard by the indian lobby congressman Steven Solariz was with Pressler and was firmly behind this issue---everyone remembers Pressler---but no one knows Steven Solariz---the real poison---in control by the indian lobby and openly working for the indian lobby.
Any way---when the amendment would came to Reagan---he would ask---does pakistan has anything that says atom bomb on the side----the reply would be no----the amendment would be squashed---Reagan had enough political clout to take out any challenge from any senator or congresssman---when Bush came into power---he was cornered---he didnot have the same savy as that of Reagan---got cornered and had to sign.
Paks knew the sanctions were coming---but didnot want to believe it---fatalism.
About the A Q Khan issue---Pak got cocky after 9/11and forgot what india was feeling about this new found relation of U S and pak---india was left down---but incidently not out.
If pak could have understood this loneliness of india after 9/11 and taken care of the business properly and handled itself better and acted upon the issues pro-actively---A Q Khan would have been a dead issue---.
Strategically pakistan failed one more time in analysing the situation properly---playing america for a fool---in the earlly years of the war---trying to milk america for weapons systems and trade---pakistan went for the deception---fake millitary / frontier corps strikes against the al qaeda----two days war and twenty day peace---letting the terrorists escape----pak millitary generals making a piece meal out of their soldiers and oficers---playing games over the slaughtered bodies of their soldiers---.
What a price to pay for pakistan----if they would have understood the game right from day one and done their job that they chose to---pakistan would have been in a totally different position than where it is today---.
Lesson learnt if there is any---do not sell your enemy short---dodnot take india for granted---if you agree to---then do the bidding with a 110% efficiency.