Irfan Hussain : So my question is why isn’t all this happening now?
IMAGINE that a neighbouring country had killed a leading Pakistani politician, blown up a popular hotel in the middle of Islamabad and killed thousands of security personnel and innocent civilians in a series of bombing raids.
Imagine too that the enemy’s stated goal is nothing short of the capture of state power. Surely these acts would have constituted a declaration of war.
In this scenario, all political parties would have united to face this aggression. The media would have been full of patriotic songs and messages to urge the nation to support the government and the military in defending Pakistan. And above all, the armed forces would not have hesitated in playing their role.
Anybody suggesting a dialogue with the invader, or justifying the attack, would be denounced as a traitor and a defeatist.
So my question is why isn’t all this happening now?
Imagine too that the enemy’s stated goal is nothing short of the capture of state power. Surely these acts would have constituted a declaration of war.
In this scenario, all political parties would have united to face this aggression. The media would have been full of patriotic songs and messages to urge the nation to support the government and the military in defending Pakistan. And above all, the armed forces would not have hesitated in playing their role.
Anybody suggesting a dialogue with the invader, or justifying the attack, would be denounced as a traitor and a defeatist.
So my question is why isn’t all this happening now?
posted by temporal at 4/13/2009
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