US to commit Suicide in FATA of Pakistan (1)

By Dr Shahid Qureshi


Thursday 03 June 2010

Those who are advising US to invade FATA in Pakistan must be hanged for putting lives of US soldiers at risk or in some mental institution for 'suicidal ideation' be they are backed Indians or Israelis. It is not online computer bingo, which one can enjoy with coffee? As far as reported computer simulation exercise by the US to invade FATA is concerned it always look cosy on the simulation like photos of Mount Everest will not give frostbites. US might have dollar-infected elements with Green Cards in the Pakistani establishment who will evaporate like 'hot air', and then what?

On 24th July 2008, at (IISS) International Institute of Strategic Studies in London I asked, Pakistani Foreign Minister HE Shah Mahmood Qureshi, "Foreign Minister your democratic government's sole motto seems to be, 'Visit USA before US visits you' because you just came from the USA and Prime Minister Gilani is going to USA too. On the other hand, 'If US want to (visit) invade Pakistan's tribal areas (FATA) then "SO BE IT".

As you know that NATO Military commander in Afghanistan have already said, 'approximately 400,000 troops required in Afghanistan for the security and stabilisation of the country. Please comment.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi, like Prime Minsiter Yousaf Raza Gilliani comes from a family of collaborators and traitors' (perfect Sufis of Cheryl Bernard) response, was something like, "Pakistan will not allow any one to operate on its territory and we can deal with things better etc". Well it was not as robust as one expect from a Nuclear State's leader. I am not sure how General Kiyani would react on the US invasion?

I was referring to an interview to Spiegel, a German magazine of the outgoing ISAF Commander McNeill who confessed having inadequate trained forces to effectively counter terrorism in Afghanistan. NATO has only 47,000 soldiers instead of a required strength of 400,000 with a shortfall of 260,000 men. NATO is practically running on reserve, as very few units can be used in combat situation. While neighbouring countries want peace in the region, manning a volatile country with only 47,000 NATO troops and practically no well-trained Afghan Army, the mission to bring peace to the region seems an uphill task, McNeill said"

Only God knows from where NATO is going to get these 400,000 troops and how much they are going to cost? How long they are going to stay in the country? What would be economic consequences on the economies of the participant countries? One Taliban leader reportedly said, 'if more occupying forces come to Afghanistan more body bags will go back'. It is time review the WOT policy to save human lives and misery from all sides. US troops in Afghanistan would cost over $1 billion per 1000 troops per year.

People expect General Kiyani to show courage and overhaul his own bunch first from dollar toxic generals in his ranks to save the very institution he is trying to protect? He must stop transfer of dollars abroad in 'post office bags' in private jets by the friends of presidency. These dollars will come back to kill the very army he is commanding.

On the other hand some criminally negligent US policy makers' warmongers and defence contractors are not realising that it's the Russians and Chinese who are having feel days? Though Iran helped US in eliminating its worst enemies Taliban and Saddam but seemingly not willing to help US out of the mess in Afghanistan? Indo-Israel military agreements and Indo - Iran military and nuclear deals are not in the strategic interests of the US?

In actual fact they are the players who got US in the mess in Afghanistan in the first place? The Indians have played double bluff with the US by flirting with Russians and Iranians, as US played triple bluff with Pakistan? Indians never stopped conspiring against Pakistan from US controlled Afghanistan? Are they alone in conspiring? There are reports of Indian funding to terrorist groups in Pakistan. What are Pakistanis doing about that? How can US be friend, a partner and enemy at the same time?

Analysts believe that the American people are being indoctrinated with the false propaganda through controlled media? Many analysts agree that this war on terror is a biggest fraud of this century? One should look who are the beneficiaries of war on terror? Millions have been killed and displaced in Iraq and Afghanistan in the name of what?

What could be the best friendly advice one can offer to the occupiers in Afghanistan: (a) don't even think about venturing in FATA of Pakistan because you don't have money in the pot back home, and will to bring back more dead soldiers. Indian-Israeli sponsored TTP or BLA wont help at all. (b) Cut your losses and move out because people don't want to be occupied (c) don't repeat the same mistake again like leaving Afghanistan in a mess after Soviet withdrawal (d) start reconstruction and rehabilitation process in Afghanistan (e) hearts and minds could be won with love not bombs, food not threats (f) fundamental change in the US foreign policy (g) Unnecessary, unfair and too much support of Israel has made lives of US citizens risky and open to hostility? Find way to de-nuclearise Israel for their sake and world peace as what will happen when apartheid entity will disappear? (h) It seems US need to fight and win a war of liberation within from selfish blackmailers, opportunists and hijackers of the very fundamentals of the US society and constitution? (i) Efforts must be made to save innocent lives (j) safe return of more than 2.5 million Afghan refugees from Pakistan, which could be a breading ground of angry men against the US occupation.

USA is behaving like a 'compulsive gambler' in Afghanistan and not in listening mode at all. It is really very hard to convince and counsel a compulsive gambler, as he would sell and lose his 'family silver' even money from children's piggybank on gambling addiction and lose friends who in the end say to him (US) you are on your own dear!