Now I am in no way suggesting that this senseless loss of life is not important, quite the contrary. As a nation that has been rocked by terrorism, I think we can all sympathize with the Indians’ feelings of fear, anger and confusion and pray for the people that lost family, friends and loved ones.
The greater problem with these attacks is that they further destabilize a rapidly degenerating situation in the region. Afghanistan’s strides over the past few years are being erased by a more aggressive and energized Taliban and Al-Qaeda. Pakistan cannot control the flow of terrorists between its and Afghanistan’s border. Now, the world’s largest democracy and a strong U.S. ally in the region has been rocked by a terrorist attack that exposed embarrassing gaps in both the Indian security and intelligence capabilities.
This is troubling to not only New Delhi, but to Washington D.C. as well. We need a powerful India to help inject some stability into the region, a stability that may one day be a major factor in the ultimate defeat of Al-Qaeda and the Taliban.
The reason that we need a stable India is because Pakistan has shown utter incompetence in dealing with the real terrorism threats in the region.
You see, I think we’ve been approaching the Pakistan problem entirely wrong over the past couple of years. We’ve given them political support, financial backing to the tune of billions and billions in economic aid and military assistance.
Where has it gotten us? Nowhere.
Right now, the primary reason the war in Afghanistan is faltering is because Pakistan cannot secure it’s border or control the thriving terrorist cells within the country.
I really think it’s time to take an honest look at our relationship with Pakistan and ask this very important question: Are they a friend or foe? I’m not sure if I know the answer, but right now, I’m leaning towards the latter. After all, they are the one’s that fire on our troops when conducting raids. They are the ones that say one thing and do another when it comes to terrorism. They are the ones that run to the international media to complain about our incursions in their country, yet do nothing to rectify the current situation.
I, for one, am growing tired of Pakistan and believe it’s time to show them we mean business over there. I realize that they’re in a tough spot with roughly half of their population supporting terrorism and half supporting our actions, but they’ve had over seven years to get that act together and they clearly haven’t.
I suggest taking a new approach to the Pakistani problem, an approach that brings us even closer than we already are to India. If we were to diplomatically side with India over their hotly contested spat with Pakistan over Kashmir, we will show Pakistan that they need to earn our support. I’m not worried about a negative, Pakistani response because, if they want their nation to survive, they have to side with us, they know it and so do we. If they don’t, they’ll be run by Islamo-fascist terrorists.
This will put Pakistan on notice that if they falter, we have an even stronger ally in the region that will help us defeat terrorism, one that may actually accomplish something.
That’s all for now folks. Until next time, take care and be well.
-John
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