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Pakistan: Some Remarks To Ponder Over

US desire for power and wealth is insatiable where financial resources are worshipped like God. Friendship is fragile which is contrived to take advantage and so is its commitment to treaties. The US doesn’t believe in mutually beneficial deals but goes for hegemonic monopoly over others inviting strife. Imperialism has made the West dehumanized and devoid of morality. It conquers, plunders and kills with an altruistic face of saving humanity under false pretexts and catchy slogans. In actuality, it is dehumanizing Asia. CIA is notorious for spying, rigging elections to have US pawns in power and to secure lucrative contracts. It ruthlessly smothers resistance into submission and compliance.

Although Islamic resistance confronting the sole superpower is disjointed and divided, it has however denied it the unchallenged global supremacy and caused economic global decrease.

Terrorism is a product of injustice and confined to Islamic world. Without eradicating root causes which breed terrorism, the disease cannot be cured.

War on terror is chiefly being financed by USA through drug trade in Afghanistan. Likewise, Taliban too are using drug money to finance their resistance struggle. Continued occupation of Afghanistan by US-Nato troops is the major cause of instability and militancy in Afghanistan while RAW led subversion and sabotage against Pakistan has fueled extremism and terrorism in Pakistan.

Bush led neo-cons caused worst damage to US prestige and its economy. Contrary to claims of change, Obama Administration is following policies of Bush. It prefers force over dialogue, making no effort to provide them security, justice, rule of law, jobs and basic amenities to improve their lives. It is turning a blind eye to narcotic trade in Afghanistan, spreading vices in Afghan society and funding militancy. It continues to depend upon cunning advises of RAW, Mossad, CIA and pseudo US think tanks and hence distrusts, blames and coerces Pakistan which is facing the major brunt of US war on terror.

Disregarding US said that it has won Iraq war, Peter W. Galbraith opined that Iraq war failed to serve a single major US foreign policy objective. It has not made US safer; not advanced war on terror; not made Iraq a stable state; not spread democracy to Middle East; and has not enhanced access to oil. Even now 10-15 terror attacks take place daily. The US has suffered 4321 casualties. Situation in Afghanistan is far worse where 80% of territory is under control of Taliban. UK military commander Brig Mark Carlton Smith and French and German military commanders in Afghanistan admitted that US led allied forces are not going to win the war. Troops surge and flawed Af-Pak policy will not convert defeat into victory but will reinforce failure.
USA is trying to allay fears of Pakistan that it should not worry about India but doesn’t spell out basis of its optimism. While it attentively listens to complaints of India, it turns a deaf ear to grievances of Pakistan claiming that these are misconceived and warns Pakistan to behave (Kargil conflict, suicide attack in July 2008 on Indian Embassy in Kabul, Mumbai attacks etc). Colossal amount of $32.35 billion spent on defence by India and frenzy with which it is modernizing its armed forces and upgrading its nuclear capability disturbing regional military balance do not consternate Washington. Collective defence budget of all the six neighbors of India is $5.7 billion, of which Pakistan’s share is $4 billion.

Drones have not curbed militancy in Fata or put fear in hearts of tribesmen nor has it helped US military in limiting militancy in Afghanistan. Purpose of schemers is to provoke divisive militants like pro-government Gul Bahadur and Maulvi Nazir to join hands with Baitullah and put up a unified front against Pak army in Waziristan and get locked in fatal combat. Greater the resilience shown by militants, greater will be the urge to redeploy forces from eastern to western border to fulfill another wish of USA. It is in context of leaving our eastern border unguarded that Indian COAS Gen Kapoor has rendered a hollow and babyish assurance that India poses no threat to security of Pakistan.

Does USA really think that India is preparing itself to fight China? If so, it must be dreaming since ground situation is quite different. India has 13 Corps out of which seven Corps including six strike Corps are deployed against Pakistan, marked as principle enemy. It broke Pakistan into two in 1971 and thereafter it has constantly employed covert means to destabilize Pakistan. India and Afghanistan have signed a defence pact according to which India would deploy some 1,50000 troops in Afghanistan by December 2009. It would provide Indian military in collaboration with Afghan forces another avenue for invasion against Pakistan.

Was invasion and occupation of Afghanistan justifiable and are Americans justified in imposing set of rules quite alien to local customs and traditions and their brand of democracy which has not worked anywhere else?
Is it morally correct for occupation forces to divide local population into unfriendly and friendly categories and pitch latter against the former, split them on ethnic lines and also indulge in collateral damage under the pretext of eliminating irreconcilable? Will reconcilable of today not be irreconcilable of tomorrow?

Are Americans justified in keeping majority Pashtun Afghans out of power and propping up anti-Pakistan non-Pashtun regime headed by a puppet in Kabul? Are they right in trying to block Taliban from regaining power even if locals want them?

Having been ousted from power and their country, are Afghans so terribly wrong in resisting occupation of their country by alien forces and has it happened for the first time? Are invaders who conquer, plunder and mercilessly kill inhabitants of captured country for economic and strategic gains real terrorists or resistance forces that pick up arms in self-defence to safeguard their liberty and honor?

Are Americans justified in converting Afghanistan into biggest narcotics state in the world particularly when the Taliban had rid Afghanistan of this menace? In what way Americans have made lives of Afghans more secure and prosperous than what it was during Taliban rule? Is security in Afghanistan better today than what it was during Taliban rule?

Are they justified in misusing Afghan soil for carrying out drone attacks against Pakistan killing innocent people and in alliance with other powers carrying out covert operations to destabilize Pakistan?
Is USA justified in establishing military bases in other countries, spying over them and neighboring countries, destabilizing regimes and stealing their resources? Today USA has its forces in nearly 200 foreign countries. All US military bases are tied to oil resources and oil transportation considerations. Southcom in Colombia, Pacific Command, Centcom Command keep an eye on various oil producing areas. Centcom keeps its eye on Middle East and oil rich Caspian Basin covering most of Central Asian Republics. Afghanistan is an important military base for its reach against Iran, Central Asia, China, Russia and Pakistan.

As per South Asian analyst Lisa Curtis ‘The US needs Pakistan more than Pakistan needs the US’. What if a drone is shot down when Pak army patience wears thin? Doesn’t USA know that there is no viable supply line to send arms to Kabul for US-NATO troops?

On what moral grounds USA is so keen to give India a key role in Afghanistan, thereby enabling it to stab Pakistan in the back?

Why is USA pressing Pakistan to shift more and more forces from eastern to western border without taking any practical steps to allay its genuine security concerns?

Why has USA underestimate nefarious activities of 17 Indian Intelligence units in Afghanistan and each of Indian consulates and Kabul Embassy housing two Israelis despite being repeatedly told about their involvement in Fata, Swat and Balochistan?

Isn’t it high time we stand up as a nation and say No More?

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