Pakistan: how long until finally, finally the gloves are taken off?

[Skybird]

Originally Posted by AngusJS

Good job. That won't completely destabilize Pakistan, and essentially create another Afghanistan writ large.

What do you mean by "completely destabilize"? It isan unpredictable, unstable state. It is a failed state. Most command structure of the ISI and a major part of their miliutary is sympathising or supporting the Taliban. Key posts in the ISI are held by Taliban-supporters. The relgious nutheads must be cofno9rnted and killed, in as high quantities as possible - before they get control and access of the nuke warheads. If that would happen, THEN we really have a problem - a worse one than with Iran or NKorea. I think indeed that superior power is the one form of lamngauge that undert these circumstaqnces has the best chances to get any message delivered to to trigger thoiught processes that they so far refuse to engage in. Failed states do not react to sensible negotiations, nor are they trustworthy. What they understand is sheer brutal overwhelming power - and the determination to use it.

Pakistan to me is the most dangerous hotspot on Earth. To allow that one gets inactive and paralysed because of them, is the worst of all options. That way, they act, while we react. And that is suicidal. I do n ot accept this status of paralysis - I want them being paralysed. Whether they would like that or not, is not my concern. The ammount of force needed to make them play ball in Afghanistan - and that would be not to play at all - is the ammount of force I am willing to use.

Are you still ready to apparently nuke random Muslim cities around the world, or were you able to dial back your hate?

If threatening that would make Muslim states using their influence to pressure Pakistan to back down, yes. If that is what makes the Pakistani military come to its senses and concentrate all its power , not just that smaller fraction of power that is left after guarding against India, to launch an cleaning process against the religious, then that is worth it.

Becasue what the West does not seem to be aware of is that Pakistan slowly but surely accumulates and reaches critical mass. Just sitting and watching and hoping for the best, does not work.

To allow a rogue nation like Pakistan nuclear weapons, maybe can be marked as one of the biggest mistakes in all human history. Compared to it, NKorea is a haven of peace and stability.

However, I wonder if I should read anything from the fact that nobody seem to has anything to comment on the original essay this thread was about, but sees fine to tell us why we should not fight against a clearly identified enemy whi is killing our troops and encourages not only to take collateral damage into account, like I admit I do accept under certain circumstances, but even demands his subordinates to maximise siuch collateral damage where ever possible in order to spread terror and submission and to prevent a stable settlement in Afghanistan, but to ascertain ongoing war, since the desire for war is what keeps this enemy going.