Sunday, March 29, 2015

How did Obama threaten Modi?

Wonderful news for all Indians, especially those living in Delhi. Apparently, 8 militants have sneaked into India from Pakistan, of whom 4 have been killed but not before they killed 3 security personnel and one civilian. In Kashmir a minister's guard is absconding with 2 AK 47 rifles. Why is Pakistan able to send in terrorists to kill our citizens consistently without any response from us? It all began so well when Mr Modi was elected Prime Minister. Last October Indian forces gave a robust response to Pakistani firing from across the border, lifting the morale of the troops, who were being used for target practice during the previous Congress regime. The Pakistani army controls large business sectors, ostensibly to provide financing for welfare funds for ex-soldiers. It is in its interests to create tensions with India so that it can continue its stranglehold on Pakistani society. It will therefore never allow any peace talks with the civilian government to succeed. That is very simple and easy to understand. The mystery is why we continue to play this game when our soldiers keep dying and it costs us vast sums of money. There are plenty of fifth columnists in India who keep on urging peace talks. Their argument is that by talking to politicians we help to build up civilian institutions and reduce the power of the army. It has not happened in 67 years and it is not going to happen now. As Assad is showing in Syria, as Iran is showing against the Islamic State in Iraq and as Saudi Arabia is showing in Yemen the only way to deal with murderous scum is to wipe them out. We have fought many wars with Pakistan and our soldiers have won every time against heavy odds, by taking heavy losses. Yet every time the Congress has converted victory into defeat by giving up all the gains.That is why we had great hopes for Mr Modi. He has no children studying or working in the US. He was personally insulted when the US refused him a visa to visit the country. Yet the chief of the ISI of Pakistan is able to visit the US whenever he wants. Obama visited India in January to attend the Republic Day celebrations, which was hailed as a great triumph for Modi because no US president visits a country twice and never during its national day. Maybe Obama asked for the visit. During his visit Obama convinced Modi to change his strategy of equal response against Pakistan. How? What threats, blackmail or warnings did he use? How did he manage to frighten Modi? It is shocking. Surely we can tell the US that if it wants to be a friend and increase trade with us it must stop supporting this failed state. We do not need Pakistan. Cut all relations, build a fence along the border, lay land mines so that not even a mouse can cross over and shoot at anything that moves. You do not talk to mad dogs, you shoot the bastards.

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