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To: JohnM who wrote (97694)	11/30/2008 1:55:53 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542836

With a new civilian government, headed by politicians who have themselves suffered from Muslim extremism and terrorism, Pakistan could be an increasingly important security partner for India. Allowing past enmities to derail these potentialities for detente would be most unwise. The entire premise of this article is off base. The question isnt whether Pakistan is analogous to Iraq but whether it is analogous to Afghanistan. The civilian Pakistani government almost certainly had no foreknowledge of the attacks, but it is also almost certain that they have no control of entire regions of their country nor various parts of their own armed/intelligence forces. A partnership would only work if India could be reasonably certain that the Pakistani government could follow through on any promises. Unfortunately, there is no good answer to this for India. This isnt 9/11 for India, this is just an elevation in degree to the series of attacks that have been hitting the country for years. There is no doubt that they need to substantially increase their own intelligence services, but that is only part of the answer. They cant have a safe haven for terrorists operating in a country on their own border. Eliminating that safe haven would be difficult even if Pakistan were not a nuclear armed country....with that complication, the problem becomes nearly impossible. Slacker

To: JohnM who wrote (97694)	11/30/2008 10:49:59 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 542836

We have always had two camps in Pakistan; one (the Bhutto camp)wants to normalize relations with India and the other (the military/ISI) does not. It is likely that the recent attacks in Mumbai along with the foot dragging by the Pakistani military in Waziristan has the backing of Pakistan's military complex. Add to that the complexity of military's likely involvement in Benazir's assassination. So how do you thwart the Pakistani military/ISI complex. They continue to hold the upper hand and may even have their finger on the nuclear button.