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Pakistan Ups Ante
In a move representing a sharp escalation in the stand off between Pakistan and India, Pakistani troops began moving away from the country’s border with Afghanistan and toward India. Many Pakistani soldiers have also been barred from going on leave. According to an Associated Press report, the troops are moving to Kasur and Sialkot, near India. One senior military official said the leave restrictions were brought on “in view of the prevailing environment” between the country and India. He also said the air force was “vigilant” and “alert” for the same reason. Across the border in India, authorities have warned travelers not to cross into Pakistan. Tensions between the longtime rivals have risen since last month’s terrorist attacks in Mumbai that left 171 people dead.
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This is exactly what the militants want. Lashkar-e-Taiba (if that is who committed the Mumbai attack) wants Pakistan and India to fight. And al-Qaeda and the Taliban want the Pakistani military out of the northwestern tribal areas. Win for terrorism, win for war-mongering, loss for rationality.
Time to give up on Pakistan. Its a facade that they are "Western "allies" and have only made stopping al Qaeda and the Talibam harder by allowing them to prosper in their territory while we hold back due to their joke of an ally status. Now they allow their citizens in their territory to terrorize India and their response is the aggressively move toward war with India rather than use it as the proper excuse to stamp out the terrorists in their terrority. Pakistan is an enemy of the free world and pretending they are an ally is only hurting our cause. We should stop respecting their border and take on the Taliban full on and let India do whatever it deems appropriate to protect itself too.
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