For seven years Pakistan has been pretending to fight the taliban while in reality they have been training, helping and aiding the taliban. Why would this change overnight?
When reading any articles about Pakistani forces fighting the taliban one must always refer to this article which illustrates Pakistan's double game quite well.
Whenever I hear about Pakistan fighting the taliban I remember this quote: “I cannot lie to you,” Namdar said, smiling at last. “The [Pakistani] army comes in, and they fire at empty buildings. It is a drama — it is just to entertain....America'
While the Pakistani military is inflating the number of taliban they kill, the Pak government and taliban are apparently planning a fake victory parade through SWAT for the army. DEBKA
While by no means a phony war, DEBKAfile's military sources report that accounts of a major Pakistan military offensive launched to flush Taliban out of their strongholds in the northern Swat Valley are generally inflated. This is not to say that hundreds of thousands of civilians are not fleeing the valley. Some half a million are on the move and will join the same number displaced since August, generating a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe.Then the US will give the Pakistan more aid money for their 'success' against the taliban.
According to our sources, the Pakistani army has so far not fought a single pitched battle with the Taliban. Neither have the insurgents been rooted out of any of the cities and villages under their control.[...]
Furthermore, according to DEBKAfile sources, the Islamabad government and local insurgent chiefs are in secret negotiation to arrange for the army to move "victoriously" into the main Swat towns of Mingora and Kambar without facing resistance. Taliban would retreat to the countryside, undefeated and with minimal losses. Both sides would then revert to the original deal for the imposition of Sharia law in the province in return for a ceasefire.
4 comments:
You called it Kyros.
I feel like I am watching a Kabuki theatre here.
Wait til Hil and BHO step up and take credit for this miraculous victory over the forces of evil.
This just burns me up.
Very true ! While I do believe this , I also think that there is something to the whole ordeal ! the Taliban Overstepped their bounderies when they tried to take over Buner ! Zardari got pissed , the people of Pakistan Got pissed , Then The Obama Administration , Made a Call (this is where Obama Will take Credit ) Zardari was threatened (Probably) with removal of all funds ! therefore the Push back Attack on the Taliban ! Zardari has to look good for everyone ! he is spanking the Taliban to get funds and to save face with his people ! In due time the Taliban will get more controlled area ! But they will have to play nice and force their hand politically like they did for the Swat valley !
I guess that is kinda the same thing !
I think you hit the nail when yyou said Zardari got serious when Obama threatened to remove funding.
It's a big show to get US aid.
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