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Please enlighten us on how friendship with India led to break-up of Soviet Union...
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I suggest you please recheck the numbers on Indian IT growth story … TCS, Infosys, HCL are all shrinking.
Good post fatman17
Intelligence sharing is the key here.
It can help Pakistan avoid casualties and collateral.
We need to have a strong presence of Paksitani officers in the joint command structure!
Thanks for the updates, fatman17
Regarding the 2 Al-Qaeda Leaders
Any reason why our state machinery is not openly advertising the Al-Qaeda threat through mass media and making Pakistanis aware of the terrorist activities being carried out by them?
Making people aware of the threat is very important to ensure a complete isolation of Al-Qaeda since it is drawing sympathy from the anti US sentiments prevailing amongst the Muslims.
Since we have identified them as a certain threat against Pakistan and the Muslim world, shouldn't we ensure public awareness is increased to the extent that they realize the extent of damage caused by Al-Qaeda to Muslims instead of listening to conspiracy theories.
I always maintain that no matter what Osama's beef with his former handlers (USA) and the high handedness of USA against Muslims, what Osama is doing is absolutely against Islam and Muslims both so we should ensure that constant religious, political and military pressure is maintained on him.
Regarding the Mohammad Ghat camp attack
Did we use PAF to strafe these miscreants?
If not then do we lack the night fighting capability or was there any other reason which held us back?
Such a huge formation of the miscreants was a god given opportunity to deplete their ranks, i am wondering why we did not hammer them from the land and sky both instead of driving them back!
I still have not forgiven our high command for the few past instances where militants attacked in high numbers and even heavy artillery was not ordered to barrage their positions.
Any details on the political or military concerns/issues which held the PA and PAF back in this new attack?
Despite this gross inaccuracy which you'd be extremely hard-pressed to prove-
"I always maintain that no matter what Osama's beef with his former handlers (USA)"
your comments are well-taken. I, too, had both thoughts.
"Making people aware of the threat is very important to ensure a complete isolation of Al-Qaeda..."
The narrative starts at the top in your nation and, if this is your objective, must include education against all extremist elements within Pakistan-not simply Al Qaeda. The threat is that pervasive and allows no room for waffling on the message. The message must be consistant and entail the threat to Pakistan's sovereignty from within. Finally, the messages must make clear that all Pakistan suffers when FATA suffers. Most of your citizens are beginning to vaguely understand this notion but it must be clear to your population that the government sees FATA and it's wefare/security as it's responsibility and is intent upon it's improvement.
"Such a huge formation of the miscreants was a god given opportunity to deplete their ranks, i am wondering why we did not hammer them from the land and sky both instead of driving them back!"
This is a good question to which I'd suggest you'll never know the answer unless somebody in the chain of command spills the beans. Posts shouldn't be established without mutual support. If they are, it has to possess internally all the means necessary to repel attackers for the immediate and near-term. It should also possess SOPs that include a reinforcement plan with identified troops, lift (ground or air), routes, LZs, and fire support where necessary (and all of it's necessary) for 24/7 support of the given facility.
I'd be curious if American forces were aware of the engagement. If so, what coordination measures were enacted with them? I don't blame us for the attack nor would I do so if we might have helped but procedures to do so are still lacking. I could see us air-lift forces in to block the border. I could also see our choppers shot down for lack of coordination...at night...in the midst of a raging battle...etc.
So it's not easy off-the-cuff and SOPs become tremendously valuable. Even then, attacks of this sort can be effective. I'd reference the attack on Turkish forces by the PKK last fall. Nearly thirty turkish troops dead on a facility long-established with procedures well-worked. New officers, though, from a newly-rotated unit were unaware of these procedures and threats and made their forces vulnerable through ignorance.
So too the attack on U.S. forces last summer. Here the base was poorly located to receive help if necessary. There simply wasn't room to reinforce without being directly exposed to enemy fire. It was ultimately up to the base and indirect fires to save itself.
Some thoughts...
on the first it is the job of the govt in power to do this. since their approach is so dis-jointed (its a simple matter of ego's here) we are suffering as the majority of the people unfortunately remain un-convinced (with a little bit of help from the media esp the urdu press).
on the second, i can only speculate as to why the PAF was not used, so its better not to comment!