On May 6, this year, in an emotive moment, Obama embraced 79-year-old
Shigeaki Mori, who survived the inhuman and first ever nuclear attack as an
eight years old innocent child. At the occasion Obama said everything
about ethics and humanity but couldn’t pick up the guts to extend an apology
because that needs courage and a character. This pompous and arrogant side of
US is not something new. Dig out the history and there is not a single incident
where one will find them extending apology over their glaring mistakes, wrong
doings and shameful acts, may that be dropping atom bombs on innocent people,
killing Kongs in Vietnam, brutality and war crimes against the Iraqis, ruthless
murder of Afghans or killing more innocents and just 4% of the criminals in
drone strikes in FATA. Who can forget about that famous blood bath given by the
American drones thus killing 18 harmless civilians in Damadola? This all comes
to one’s mind when the American president suddenly forgetting all the efforts,
sacrifices and gigantic contribution made by Pakistan in GWOT, turned
indifferent and while standing beside a fanatic demanded from Pakistan to
punish Pathankot and Mumbai attacks’ perpetrators but the most alarming for war
on terror’s alley was, according to India the status of ‘major defence partner.
Pakistan is shocked and
bamboozled not over forging of this suspicious alliance but over
America’s
traditional selfish attitude which is not understood. Finally, it has forced
Pakistan to seriously start thinking about
realigning its relations with
America.
Despite the partner after giving company for 36 holes, to a golfer is still
treated as a caddy then what’s the fun in wasting time? It’s evident through
Pakistan’s behaviour after the recent drone strike against the Taliban Chief
that the country’s high ups are of the view that, ‘enough is enough’. The
summoning of American ambassador by the army chief of a country should not be
lightly. The
US envoys don’t
pay heed to even the governments, while in
Pakistan this precedence is quite
rare.
It is very unfortunate that
Pakistan
who dedicatedly fought the GWOT right in the face of it was never appreciated
for its noteworthy contribution and great sacrifices in terms of human life,
collateral damage and economic losses during the last fifteen years, as a
frontline state. It is a globally known fact that
Pakistan’s
economy suffered huge losses, in terms of exports, foreign investment,
privatization and industrial production, due to turmoil in
Afghanistan.
Even now,
Pakistan’s
national economy is exclusively suffering a loss of roughly $10 billion
annually as fallout of the war against terror, which has displaced thousands of
people.
Pakistan
did all what it could do to keep the world safe but what it has got in return?
During thirteen years about 423 drone attacks were carried out in a war alley’s
air space, killing three thousand seven hundred and seventy five innocents.
Pakistan is the
only country who is facing the music of terrorism all by itself. No one can
deny the sacrifices. So far, roughly well over two thousand Pakistani army
officers and soldiers have been killed in the fighting which includes half a
dozen of star studded generals as martyrs, too.
If, after such toll
Pakistan
has to listen to the useless and illogical warnings then the only choice left
with us is to part our ways. Our policy makers should be sane enough to sense
and smell the shift in American foreign policy and probably they have sniffed
it. The recent bitter reactions by the foreign office reps, interior minister
and the Army Chief’s blunt warnings seem to be an outcome of that anger.
Before showing eyes to
Pakistan,
the
US should remember those
days when the war against the Soviets was won with the help of
Pakistan and
surely by Afghans. “At the moment,
Russia is too weak and unstable to
exert any serious influence on the CARs but who knows when the time takes an
abrupt turn? If one thing was in the
US’s
favour in the past, why can’t it be in
Russia’s favour in the near future?
If the US does not take much time in naming their friends (Pakistan and
Afghans) as foes today, who stops the sons of the soil from joining hands with
their once enemy Russia again?”
Why must the
US forget
that time can’t change the strategic importance of a country like
Pakistan? It’s
a boulder balancing on the tip of a rock. We all know the horrific outcome of
disturbing that boulder. May be not a single person from the village down in
the valley survives to narrate the wrath. It’s high time for the
US to keep few
facts in mind before chanting the mantra to do more:
- Unfortunately, the stick and
carrot policy won’t work anymore. Pakistan is no more a caddy
and you won’t find anyone to help you in case your ball lands in rough
this time. The fact is that the Indians aren’t a part of this golf course.
- We all know that what all India and US will get out of recent
defense pact which is going to allow both the countries to jointly use the
assets against their enemies. Everyone knows who the enemy is now.
However, US must do away with this narcissistic approach and must look
back and see what all Pakistan
has done in war on terror as the US’s partner. It was a bad
decision by some ignorant to be the part of this GWOT but someone in a
position now, may go against that and makes a reimburse attempt.
- It would be nothing more than
day dreaming if Americans are expecting peace in the region without
involving Afghan Taliban and while involving India
in Afghanistan.
It would be a beginning of a journey back to the 80s. They must remember
that no harm could ever be done to the genuine Taliban of Afghanistan.
They are sane and sons of the soil and without involving them in any
parleys, peace in Afghanistan
can never prevail or prosper.
- A common Pakistani has
started realizing that the latest forming up of a league by the Americans,
Indians, Afghanistan
and Iran is merely to
thwart CPEC and bring Pakistan
on knees. This one eyed justice will only cause frustration and hate for America and the West among a common Pakistani
and what all so called friendly gestures being displayed by the US embassy
will go for six.
- Obama did remember to stand
with India against terrorists groups allegedly basing in Pakistan but
where does his morality stand in case of RSS terrorists burning a train of
innocent passengers, nabbing of a serving Indian officer in Pakistan with
his pants down and attack on Pakistani forces and innocent citizens from
the Afghan soil? I am sure the drones are well aware about the locations
of the terrorists on the Afghan soil too? Hope he knew about the fanatic
gentleman whom he received as the state guest?
- And lastly that Pakistan
is genuinely a nuclear state and any thought of destabilising it by any
quarter would be sheer insane. Never forget about that boulder hinging on
a rock’s tip. Americans are in a habit of carrying out adventures and
eventually turning them into misadventures as in the case of Iraq and Afghanistan.
In case of another miscalculation or misadventure, probably no one will live
to extend an apology. I don’t know about the policy makers at the helm of the
affairs in
Pakistan but in
my humble opinion the countdown for
Pakistan has already started.
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