Posted by
Dawnsblood on Monday, September 25, 2006 7:14:33 PM
This is kinda
funny to me at least:
My decision was based on the wellbeing of my people and the best
interests of my country — Pakistan always comes first. I war-gamed the
United States as an adversary. There would be a violent and angry
reaction if we didn’t support the United States. Thus the question was:
if we do not join them, can we confront them and withstand the
onslaught? The answer was no, we could not, on three counts.
First was our military weakness as compared with the strength of the
United States. Second was our economic weakness. We had no oil, and we
did not have the capacity to sustain our economy in the face of an
attack. Third, and worst of all, was our social weakness. We lack the
homogeneity to galvanise the entire nation into an active
confrontation. We could not endure a military confrontation with the
United States from any point of view. The ultimate question that
confronted me was whether it was in our national interest to destroy
ourselves for the Taleban. Were they worth committing suicide over? The
answer was a resounding no.
I am glad the General was intelligent enough to draw the right conclusion, but to 'war-game' it before time as if they stood a ghost of a chance? LOL!