Hi,
Sometimes, it is the fog of war, mis-understanding the opponents objective or pure simple miscalculation and lack of comprehension, that we may put our very safety and existence in jeopardy.
We listen to what we want to and not what the other person is saying---in the same manner we analyze a threat as we feel like. The picture is right in front of our face---we know how the enemy is going to attack and what its goals are going to be----but in our prejudicial mindset and prejudicial analysis of the situation, we create a picture that deviates so far away from the truth, that it truly becomes mind boggling. How did we get to that analysis?
Taking out pakistani nukes by the U S---there is no comparison with vietnam----or bicycle riding talibans----or the 3000 dead american soldiers in iraq.
Once the decision is taken to neutralize pakistani nukes---and this is a wake up call to my pakistani colleagues---there will be no vietnam like stuation---there will be no withdrawl from afghanistan like situation----there will be no iraq like fiasco---. It will be made sure that pakistan ceases to exist that day ( that day mean 24 hrs from start of the mission ), as it does today ( and trust me, no one will be crying any tears over our sad national demise ).
As the assets are spread around at different places in the country, it would be made sure the pakistan cannot retalite even with one nuke. One nuke, only one nuke---if pakistan can launch one successful missile strike---that will be one too many.
So, one can well imagine the massive number of air strikes that will be coming through. There will be no mercy---there will be no time given to even ask for mercy----there will be no one coming to our rescue. There will be no one who would heed to our screams and cries----and there will be no one who would have the time to come to our help.
The reason being, over here there is no room for error---you err and you die. The world wants to live and it would make sure of its survival. There will be no breathing room given to us, for the fear that we may be able to make a launch.
Now, how not to into that position. Keep a low profile and don't ask for trouble and don't threaten to retaliate against the enemy at every press conferene, tv interviews, news shows, public rallies.