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| India, Pakistan Trade Heavy Fire as Tensions Mount |
| 2002-05-20 |
| Indian and Pakistani forces traded heavy fire across their frontier for a fourth day on Monday, fanning fears that escalating tensions between the nuclear-capable neighbors could push them into war. Despite signs India was preparing for conflict, most analysts said New Delhi was likely to exhaust all diplomatic channels before taking any military action. Analysts also said Washington, which relies on Pakistan as a vital ally in its war on terror and has U.S. troops there, would pile pressure on both sides to act with restraint. To my mind, India's been acting with restraint in this regard. Also to my mind, it would be to the U.S. advantage for India to tromp all over Pakland and its terrorist factories, regardless of any fragile — and ineffective — "alliance" we have with the Paks. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |