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| Afghanistan-Pak-India |
| Enough is enough |
| 2005-10-30 |
| This is an act of war, doesn’t matter that it’s not been officially declared as one. It calls for a scale and intensity of response comparable to London’s, where the number of deaths was actually fewer than Delhi’s and far, far fewer than Mumbai’s in 1993. This paper has consistently waged a war for peace, and we remain committed to that path. But it’s equally clear that peace cannot be a one-way road. There are indications that the perpetrators of the serial blasts may have been schooled in jihadi hatred on Pakistani soil. The burden of evidence points to the Lashkar-e-Toiba; one of its offshoots has already claimed responsibility for the crime. LeT had tried to mar August 15 and were waiting for the next big celebration to hit India. The group has sleeper cells across the country and doesn’t necessarily depend on Kashmir to ferry in terrorists. It can call in operatives based in Nepal and Bangladesh. That it continues to enjoy Islamabad’s patronage is no secret. |
| Posted by:john |
| #7 Speaking about denuclearising Pakistan |
| Posted by: tipper 2005-10-30 22:17 |
| #6 The massive assumption here is that Pakistan has an effective nuclear force. While they have detonated a device of debatable magnitude, do they also have sufficient delivery systems reliably maintained and at a sufficient level of alert to react appropriately when commanded? If so, why is this the only competent part of the Pak military-industrial simplex? If I were the Indians, and I were p. o. ed, I'm not sure how deterred I would be by PakNukes, especially if I had reasonable plans to deal with them before a first strike could be pulled off. |
| Posted by: Theating Elmomoper2674 2005-10-30 20:51 |
| #5 Paks' inventory of workable nukes would seem like little than incitement against the huge hindu populace should mobilization ever occur. Hopefully India's been infiltrating decapitation forces |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-10-30 20:28 |
| #4 This means that any and all conflicts have to be limited to punitive expeditions, not threatening the enemy government. That's a non-sequitur. What happens if one threatens the other's government with conventional weapons? This editorial seems like a signal that the Indians are getting ready to find out. The Thais should be getting pretty fed up with the ROP, too. |
| Posted by: Ulolulet Pheating9804 2005-10-30 20:03 |
| #3 "Pakistan is a gnat." That is a telling quote from an Indian veteran about India's opinion of their neighbor. That being said, Richard Armitage has warned both nations of the horrific repercussions if they ever use a nuclear weapon. This means that any and all conflicts have to be limited to punitive expeditions, not threatening the enemy government. Since their conflict is almost exclusively over Kashmir, ideally, this will amount to an Indian incursion, done with the tacit approval of the Pakistan dictator, that rapidly crosses the border, slaughters terrorists, then leaves. It would have to be done almost in conjuction with the supression of the Pakistani radical political party. Your basic putsch and purge. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-10-30 19:46 |
| #2 call for reality and response. See any Indian troops infiltrating the LOC to set up a Hindooo (FOAD Beanie) state? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-10-30 18:09 |
| #1 Unusually harsh editorial for the Times of India |
| Posted by: john 2005-10-30 17:04 |