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November 28, 2011
Blazing Saddles in Pakistan
If America puts a figurative gun to the head of the Pakistani governmentand orders it to extirpate the radical Islamists in the military, two outcomes are possible. One is that Islamabad will succeed. The second is that it will fail, and the country will degenerate into chaos. That is the scenario the American policy is supposed to avoid at all costs, but it is hard to see why America would be worse off. If the elements of Pakistani intelligence that foster terrorism cannot be suppressed, it is clear that they are using resources of the central government to support terrorism. -- Spengler
Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 28, 2011 10:53 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
Your Say
Slay those holding animus toward you. Homogeneity is the ultimate nirvana.
Extirpate idiots.
Posted by: Peccable at November 28, 2011 4:20 PM
If they were today, they would have to get rid of the entire Pakistani Military. It won't happen. Best we sit down and learn the lesson that getting played can teach us.
Posted by: Fat Man at November 28, 2011 8:34 PM
"...but it is hard to see why America would be worse off."
The first thing that pops into my head is that the non-Islamists in the Pakistani military are currently holding the keys to the nukes. Jeopardizing their control of said weapons would be a very bad thing indeed, and I think we would be much the worse for it.
I'm not happy about the Islamists in the Pakistani military and intelligence agencies, I just don't trust the Current Occupant not to cluster-f*** things up.
Posted by: Tom at November 29, 2011 2:26 AM