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| Fernandes doesn't rule out war with Pakistan |
| 2002-03-27 |
Got a little dig in at the US, did he? Well, I guess none of us is perfect, and if Gujarat was Rhode Island we'd have egg on our faces, too. He's referring to the State Department dithering after coming to the conclusion that Pakland's a total loss with no insurance. We'll get it sorted out. There are probably still a few people in the Halls of Power trying to convince themselves that the Paks aren't really perfidious murdering orifices and that they're not really already at war with us. The fact remains that the natural alignment is Indo-US, not Pak-US, if only because the Paks want to kill both of us. When war does come, it's quite likely to be an Indo-US effort. "Our forces are facing each other eyeball to eyeball. In a situation like this, one should not overlook any possibility," Fernandes said when asked whether there was any threat of an armed conflict between the two countries. He, however, said, "we would like to resolve all the problems peacefully. We will continue to emphasise on this." I'd like to have my hair back, too, and be 30 again, if only for a day or two. We don't always get what we want. Asked whether there was any change on the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir to indicate Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's implementing his pledges to end cross border terrorism, he said "there is nothing that can be interpreted as a desire on their part to end terrorism. There is no tangible change." Not only is there no desire to end it, they're reorganizing and putting more resources into it. Bad Paks! To a query on how long the massive deployment of Indian troops along the Indo-Pak would continue, he said, "I do not think you can fix a time frame. It is difficult to say. Unless there is a positive response and Pakistan puts an end to cross border terrorism, one will have to keep them (troops) there." Everybody hates that "as long as it takes" time frame. It's so hard to make plans. "There is enough evidence that Al Qaeda and Taliban have found shelter in Pakistan. One need have no doubt that there could be incursions into Indian territory by these elements. One has to take this factor into consideration to decide on how long one has to wait (regarding continuing troop deployment)," the Defence Minister said. All of Pakland's detritus that was thrown out of Afghanistan now has to be employed somewhere. There aren't enough chicken joints in the country to provide jobs for them, and the fundos are screaming against Perv, so might as well send them to Kashmir for a nice "war of liberation." That way they'll still be in harness and in fighting trim as soon as it's time to go back to Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |