November 27, 2011
Afghan Officials: Pakistan Fired First in NATO Attack (click title to entry - thank you)
Afghan officials say NATO and Afghan forces patrolling near the Pakistan border came under fire before they called in the NATO airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers on Saturday.Sunday's account by unnamed officials contradicts Islamabad's claims that the attack on two Pakistani army bases was unprovoked....
Are the tensions within Pakistan so terrible it considers deployed Afghan and NATO troops a profound theat to its sovereignty? Why the over reaction? I would expect the Pakistan military to welcome mutual interest in the border area.
It is not enough to lay blame, it is about the orders the Pakistan troops were operating under. They should not be protecting the Taliban or any other extremist element that would see the death of NATO or Afghan troops.
This is the problem with Pakistan. There is no cooperation in mutual border security. That theme is not a mistake. The theme of Pakistan aggression is evident in Kashmir and its policies with India. I would like to think the truth would resolve any tensions that exist, but, that is not the history of the country. Pakistan has its interest spread throughout the region to include any an all power brokers, including China, it can find.
Pakistan cannot continually blame other nations for its own problems. The people of Pakistan need relief from their suffering as well. Their best interests are not served with a government that keeps them under an oppressive goverance while it pursues global supremacy at any cost. Pakistan is wayward. It needs reform.
