Americans want end to an insane war

Americans want end to an insane war
By Brig Asif Haroon Raja opinion-maker.org

Not American, but it’s always a Zionist Israeli war that the American people 
have to pay for through their blood and money. Raja Mujtaba
 
Pakistan is contiguous to Pashtun belt of Pakistan and is not connected with 
non-Pashtun areas in the west, centre and north. Whole of northern Afghanistan 
is attached with three Republicans states of Central Asia while western 
Afghanistan is fastened with Iran. Apart from geographic contiguity, 42% 
Pashtuns of 28 million population of Afghanistan share religious, ethnic, 
linguistic and cultural ties with 15.42 million Pashtuns of 174 million 
population of Pakistan. Pashtuns living in close vicinity of Durand Line have 
blood relations. Border line has never acted as an impediment in their cross 
border movement. Pashtuns from both sides have been jointly fighting all foreign 
invaders. In accordance with their age-old tradition, they are doing the same 
now.
It must be remembered that unlike Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, Americans are 
uninvited guests in Afghanistan and their stay is temporary.

Afghan Taliban are part and parcel of Afghanistan, they hail from majority 
community of Pashtuns, have ruled the country for five years during which they 
had brought order and security to the war torn country. It will be solely their 
efforts and sacrifices which will force occupying forces to abdicate. Others had 
welcomed the invaders and became their partners to fight indigenous resistance 
forces. Taliban will therefore for sure be part of any future government in 
Kabul in which they will have a say. Therefore Pakistan can neither wish 
Afghanistan away nor Taliban. Pakistan’s destiny is tied with Taliban ruled 
Afghanistan. As such, expecting Islamabad to completely get detached from 
Taliban will be unrealistic and foolhardy, particularly so when the US has 
befriended anti-Pakistan Northern Alliance and is helping India to become a key 
player in Afghanistan.

India is vying to encircle Pakistan and is therefore striving to keep Taliban 
out of power with he help of US-NATO forces. India knows that once foreign 
troops depart, its stay in Afghanistan would become difficult since the Taliban 
would not tolerate Indians, thereby all its heavy investment would go waste. 
Israel which has for the first time made deep inroads in Afghanistan harbors 
similar apprehensions. India in concert with Israel is busy hatching plans how 
to extend the stay of coalition forces in Afghanistan for as long as possible so 
that it could firm up its position on permanent basis and also continue 
weakening Pakistan from within through covert war.

Taking into account Taliban-Iran two-way hostility, the Taliban too would remain 
inclined towards Pakistan where it has ethnic bonds with Pashtuns in FATA, 
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan and other parts. Pakistan’s ties with Taliban 
assume greater significance in the wake of Northern Alliance undiminished 
animosity against Pakistan, its connection with India and heavy influence of 
Indians in Afghanistan. There being little hope of its eastern border ever 
getting normal because of India’s unabated enmity and dangerous designs, 
Pakistan can ill-afford to have an unfriendly regime in Kabul aligned with India 
since this unsavory arrangement tends to sandwich Pakistan from two opposing 
directions


It will therefore be unfair on part of USA to forbid Pakistan from making any 
contacts with Taliban when it is trying hard
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American blood for Israeli War!to establish contacts with them and has allowed 
Karzai to do so. Pro-India Karzai in the grip of non-Pashtun warlords has been 
indicating his aggressive intentions against alleged terrorist havens in FATA 
since 2007. Recently he had provoked USA to strike the sanctuaries in Pakistan. 
Although the US dismissed the demand saying that it had no plans to send 
American combat troops to Pakistan, who doesn’t know that Karzai couldn’t have 
given this offensive statement without a nod from Washington. This became 
evident when Robert Gates as well as David Petraeus said that the US military 
was contemplating to step into FATA if Pak Army failed to confront Al-Qaeda in 
North Waziristan.

Idea is to keep building pressure on Pakistan through various means. The US is 
now resorting to a bluffing game to frighten Pakistan, well knowing it is in no 
position to stick its neck out into FATA when its body is in the grip of 
Taliban. The US has been bluffing Pakistan since September 2001 and got away 
with it. The US bluffed Pakistan leaders on several occasions that Indian 
military was all set to attack and would hold its horses only if Pakistan 
submitted to Indian demands. Bluff games, coercion, blackmail, doublespeak, 
deceit and lies are their tools employed with impunity
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Soon after helicopters brazen intrusion into North Waziristan killing 30 people, 
another helicopter attack was launched against a security border post in Kurram 
Agency killing two FC soldiers. These were testing rounds to test reaction from 
leadership of Pakistan and then make helicopter attacks a routine affair as in 
the case of drones. Pakistan decided to squeeze sensitive nerve of USA by 
ordering closure of supply route via Torkham.

4000 trucks carrying NATO/ISAF supplies move daily on two routes via Torkham and 
Chaman. These routes are the shortest and most economical. As a result of 
blockade of Torkham route, hundreds of vehicles got stranded on both sides of 
the border. Nearly 100 oil tankers were torched by militants during the ten-day 
route closure. The US warned Islamabad that if the route was not opened quickly 
and adequate security provided to the convoys; it may abandon supply routes in 
Pakistan and opt for alternatives. It was a hollow threat since it knows that 
other options in the north are not only time consuming but very expensive. NATO 
commander came down from the high horse he was riding after supplies via Torkham 
were stopped. The route was opened only when he apologized and assured that such 
an untoward incident wouldn’t recur.
Analysts have been giving their critical comments on the mistakes and flawed 
policies of USA, and cruelties inflicted upon prisoners in Gitmo, and Abu Gharib 
jails. War on terror has been described as immoral based on lies and deceit. 
Fight against terrorism was a guise to gain commercial interests and to clobber 
Muslims.

The world had condemned Iraq war before, during and after the invasion. Since 
2008, war on terror has become highly unpopular and demand for putting an end to 
it has reached a crescendo. There is a popular belief that the US has lost the 
war in Afghanistan. Most Americans are convinced that war on terror was a big 
blunder and their leaders had misled them into believing that it was a righteous 
war to eliminate terrorism from the face of earth,  making the world safe and 
the US homeland secure, rid the Afghans and Iraqis from the clutches of tyrants 
and to give them freedom and democracy. As against tall claims, the US has been 
unable to accomplish even a single objective.

Instead of eliminating or curbing terrorism, the US has let the monster of 
terrorism spread from Afghanistan to every corner of the world. Instead of 
making the world secure it has made it unsafe. It has become the longest and 
costliest war and still there is no light at the end of tunnel. The war has bled 
US economy white, shattered its image of invincibility, smeared its prestige, 
made life of every American vulnerable and cast a gloom. Situation has gone so 
bad that American strategists have run out of options. There is no clear cut 
strategy how to wind up the war and ensure safe return of 150000 foreign troops

People of America can no more be fooled since they now know that 9/11 was Jewish 
inspired, Bush led neo-cons under the influence of American Jews had indulged in 
lies and deceit to pursue their commercial interests. They are convinced that it 
is owing to wicked intentions and designs of their leaders that their country 
has been caught up in such a sorry state of affairs. They want an immediate end 
to the ongoing insanity, spending trillions and losing precious lives without a 
genuine cause.
Brig Asif Haroon Raja an Member Board of Advisors Opinion Maker is Staff College 
and Armed Forces WarCoursequalified, holds MSc war studies degree; a second 
generation officer, he fought epic battle of Hilli in northwest East Bengal 
during 1971 war, in which Maj M. Akram received Nishan-e-Haider posthumously. He 
served as Directing Staff Command & Staff College, Defence Attaché Egypt and 
Sudan and Dean of Corps of Military Attaches in Cairo. He commanded the heaviest 
brigade in Kashmir. He is lingual and speaks English, Pashto and Punjabi 
fluently. He is author of books titled ‘Battle of Hilli’, ‘1948, 1965 & 1971 
Kashmir Battles and Freedom Struggle’, ‘Muhammad bin Qasim to Gen Musharraf’, 
Roots of 1971 Tragedy’; has written number of motivational pamphlets. Draft of 
his next book ‘Tangled Knot of Kashmir’ is ready. He is a defence analyst and 
columnist and writes articles on security, defence and political matters for 
numerous international/national newspapers/websites