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To: kumar who wrote (15028)	12/29/2001 3:06:33 PM
From: kumar	Respond to of 281500

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

To: kumar who wrote (15028)	12/29/2001 8:36:11 PM
From: SirRealist	Respond to of 281500

Indian officials can claim that the US belief in Musharraf's pragmatism does not reflect India's reality, yet, in fact, they are playing the situation like old poker players, fully aware that the US has the influence to add a chip to the game. They want more than the chip. They want Pakistan forever out of the Kashmir question. I do not believe the US will hand them the whole game. And even if the Musharraf government were to bow out of all complicity in the matter, Pakistani sympathizers and Kashmiri separatists would have plenty left to ante up. I trust India's poker players are cognizant of that and do not overplay their bluff. And yes, I understand that a strong response to the attack on Parliament was essential to the authority & legitimacy of the Indian government. I hope the outcome can be conveyed as a hand they won, and free both sides to the opportunity for real diplomatic negotiations to reduce tensions between the two. But if they overplay their hand in pursuit of guaranteed control of Kashmir, their poker skills will be in doubt... and the potential outcomes could prove catastrophic to way more than a handful of legislators.