By sickening use I mean that I see no way that a large-scale conventional operation in Northern Pakistan would’ve even been approved—nor a reason to start a military operation there, instead of the U.S. handling the real problem—the unstable, aggressive and brutally incompetent Pakistani government. In my opinion, it ought to have been pressured to provide good administration and good policing in the troubled areas, to eliminate the roots of insurgency and terrorism instead of continuing the cycle of violence.
A regime that has nuclear weapons, a modern army and a huge “security” apparatus but can’t prevent chaos, poverty and tribal warfare in its own backyard is being coddled just because it’s politically expedient for the US. Unless the Americans are willing to blast every single inch of Pakistan, I see no way how drone strikes could be helping the whole mess. But oh, the CIA and the military have some dead insurgents to show for it; no more frags could mean no more promotions and no more huge budgets!
By sickening use I mean that I see no way that a large-scale conventional operation in Northern Pakistan would’ve even been approved—nor a reason to start a military operation there, instead of the U.S. handling the real problem—the unstable, aggressive and brutally incompetent Pakistani government. In my opinion, it ought to have been pressured to provide good administration and good policing in the troubled areas, to eliminate the roots of insurgency and terrorism instead of continuing the cycle of violence.
A regime that has nuclear weapons, a modern army and a huge “security” apparatus but can’t prevent chaos, poverty and tribal warfare in its own backyard is being coddled just because it’s politically expedient for the US. Unless the Americans are willing to blast every single inch of Pakistan, I see no way how drone strikes could be helping the whole mess. But oh, the CIA and the military have some dead insurgents to show for it; no more frags could mean no more promotions and no more huge budgets!