Viper0011.
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What do you guys think makes the two COAS different? In my opinion its where they worked and under what environment they worked..
Actually, they have a lot of similarities. The real question would be, the difference between Kiyani + Raheel and Mushy the kushy. The two did many things similar and Mushy did a lot of stuff entirely opposite.
1) Both Kiyani and Raheel, are pro-democracy and pro system (that is working well of course).
2) KIyani inherited and dealt with Mushy's bad governance, both militarily and inside the country as a President. Kiyani spent a LOT of time in re-doing Mushy's stuff and establishing the Military's tarnished reputation, specially, in front of the West.
3) Kiyani, as previous DG of ISI, also started to establish a different doctrine than Mushy. However, its not easy to all of a sudden put what Mushy considered "the strategic depth", aka, the good Talibans, into "every terrorist is the same".
4) Kiyani like Raheel, understood that a running system, was needed to not only eliminate terrorism, but to also eliminate the "culture" and the "thought leadership" around the country that produces terrorist like mentality, starting from intolerance within the Pakistani society. Remember, when you are intolerant of the guy across the street because he's a Shia or Sunni and your hardcore views can take you to a point where you can actually fight the other person due to different in the belief system, that is terrorist like mentality 101. The terrorist organizations will find you, will exploit such hatred and off one goes to "Jihad". This is their system. Both Kiyani and Raheel know that militarily, they can defeat the Talibans and the exremists. But.....there needs to be a system that can cure the thought process by bringing about an economic change so people can get busy and religious issues become more moderate in nature. So, ten years from now, the nation of Pakistan will owe gratitude to these two as they supported the system and allowed it to be developed. Otherwise, any other general would've done what Mushy did, become a dictator.
5) Gen. Raheel, because of his exemplary military family background, wants the honor to be restored and the military to get out of the Civilians way of life. He also believes in trusting and allowing others to complete their term and agenda. That is HUGE when it comes to Pak Army, other generals are typical short fused generals, trained for war, not diplomacy.
All in all, I think there is the right mix of leadership in Pakistan. In the next three years or so, people will start to see a more modern, economically and politically stable Pakistan. The military and the civilian government, as a system are now focusing on planning to root out the reasons of extremism in the Pakistani society as a whole. Something that hasn't happened before and that can't be done without an entire system working together. So a lot of good stuff coming to Pakistan. I am looking forward to visiting the Muree, Islamabad and the Swat valley again (used to be big tourists destinations) in the next three years. This time, I am hoping there wouldn't be a Dept of State adviser on traveling to Pakistan as these Talibastards will have become part of the history by then and foreigners / Westerners can freely roam around and enjoy the beauty found in that area.