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2009-04-05 India-Pakistan

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Posted by john frum 2009-04-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Very well written... and absolutely correct. Poor man -- I hope he has executable plans to emigrate.

Posted by trailing wife in Buffalo 2009-04-05 02:04|| 2009-04-05 02:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Judging by the people in the malls here in the DC area, half his country have already migrated here. Companies are hiring Pakistani professionals by the boatload.

Posted by Cynicism Inc 2009-04-05 07:31|| 2009-04-05 07:31|| Front Page Top

#3 He wrote this in 2002

An example of this is Pakistan's strategy of sub-conventional war against India. It was a good strategy until it started accumulating costs for a host of reasons

The jihadis were good as long as they were terrorizing Indians in Kashmir.

Posted by john frum 2009-04-05 08:53|| 2009-04-05 08:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Sow the wind. Reap the whirlwind. Yep.

Posted by Enver Snavique1218 2009-04-05 09:06|| 2009-04-05 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Excellent point Mr. Frum. This is the case with would be sycophants the world over. It's not principle it's power. If the bad guys threaten you they're bad; if they enhance your prestige, they're good.

All one needs do is look to DC to see this dance of the elitists.

Posted by AlanC 2009-04-05 10:02|| 2009-04-05 10:02|| Front Page Top

#6 It seems the Pakistani elite is afraid of the jihadi monster they nurtured. Actually living under Sharia law is not so appealing?

Posted by john frum 2009-04-05 16:02|| 2009-04-05 16:02|| Front Page Top

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