i do agree that we have to get rid of this menace of terrorism. I do support the notion that Pakistani Laws as vested in the constitution should be enforced in these lawless areas.
But in the current scenario that is the PA being overstretched in ops in south waziristan , orakzai and Bajour plus the the issue of consolidating the gains in these areas one simply cannot go ahead with this war anymore as by doing so the PA will creat muti front war. There are simply not enough assets in the equation to go forward with this war anymore.
I do wish that PA compleetely eradicates the extremist mindset from tribal areas but solely on its own time line without the pressure from any external entity. Unless the hard earned gains in South Waziristan, Orakzai and Bajur are not consolidated along with infrastructural development which includes schools,hospitals and other basic facilities of life PA should not dare to open another front. Time for going in "NOW" is not feasible at all , yes the PA should go ahead with this chain of Battles , but only one at a time . Currently there are few packets of resistances in Swat, South Waziristan,Orakzai, it should be eliminated completely. It should not be an effort of just going in for a kill stretched over time which a Military op takes but rather a gradual one with engaging one,then consolidating the gains there and handing it over to civil services(Police and GoP) then going inside the next one. It will take more than a decade to get rid of this.
If we act upon the pressure of west to engage a multifront War than theres no use of making this effort as it will be costly both interms of human life,Millitary strength,Economy which might result in a state of anarchy with Pakistan easily getting into the shackles of external forces.
i was talking of state of mind which still deny the existence of this threat
PA is no doubt stretched but it has to be stretched for the sake of the country it has to defend , I am not talking about the going into NW, in NW Drones are striking them pretty hard if you will see the pattern of drone strikes only a a few are directed towards SW
there is no point in opening the new front at NW
• US strikes kill 6 in North Waziristan
April 16, 2010
• US strike kills 4 in Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan
April 14, 2010
• US strike kills 5 Taliban in North Waziristan
April 12, 2010
• US strikes kill 6 in North Waziristan
March 30, 2010
• US strike kills 4 in North Waziristan
March 27, 2010
• US kills 6 in strike against Haqqani Network
March 23, 2010
• US strike kills 4 in North Waziristan
March 21, 2010
• US kills 8 terrorists in 2 new airstrikes in North Waziristan
March 17, 2010
• US Predator strike in North Waziristan kills 11 Taliban, al Qaeda
March 16, 2010
• US airstrike kills 12 in North Waziristan
March 10, 2010
• US airstrike in North Waziristan kills 5 Taliban fighters
March 8, 2010
• US hits Haqqani Network in North Waziristan, kills 8
Feb. 24, 2010
• US airstrikes target Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Feb. 18, 2010
• Latest US airstrike kills 3 in North Waziristan
Feb. 17, 2010
• US strike kills 4 in North Waziristan
Feb. 15, 2010
• US strikes training camp in North Waziristan
Feb. 14, 2010
• Predators pound terrorist camp in North Waziristan
Feb. 2, 2010
• US airstrike targets Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Jan. 29, 2010
• US airstrike in North Waziristan kills 6
Jan. 19, 2010
• Latest US airstrike in Pakistan kills 20
Jan. 17, 2010
• US strikes kill 11 in North Waziristan
Jan. 15, 2010
• US airstrike hits Taliban camp in North Waziristan
Jan. 14, 2010
• US airstrike kills 4 Taliban fighters in North Waziristan
Jan. 9, 2010
• US airstrike kills 5 in North Waziristan
Jan. 8, 2010
• US kills 17 in latest North Waziristan strike
Jan. 6, 2010
• US airstrike kills 2 Taliban fighters in Mir Ali in Pakistan
Jan. 1, 2010
Drones Strikes are good for us & are softening things up before PA goes into NW
& also consolidating that fact that there are reports of TTP elements of TTP into mountains of SW which were untouched as SW operation was conducted during winter & there are no point in going for these areas in winter...
plus establishment has not been to consolidate the military victory it achieved with reconstruction effort & we heard about arrest of tribal Elders in Bajur....
Military Victory needs to be backed up with some reconstruction & welfare projects, Total elimination of pockets of resistance will resistance will take time & for the total annihilation of these elements we need an effective FC & Police
