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Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s government fired its defense secretary as the army warned of “grievous consequences” from the sharpest civilian-military power struggle since army rule ended in 2008
Originally posted by My.mind.is.mine
reply to post by RizeorDie
I'm sorry, and don't want to seem disrespectful, however this is how fear mongering, sensationalist "news rumors" begin.
First of all, Pakistan is very disconnected from the Middle East. They live in a world of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, India, and occasionally Iran. You don't see the government in Pakistan and what no speaking out against Israel. And when the "Arab Spring" began, nobody even mentioned Pakistan because it is so far removed from the Middle East situation. And why would the US and India seize any moment? The US isn't REALLY fighting terrorism, and they aren't REALLY using troops in a humanitarian effort. Libya was just a large scale assassination. And what makes you think "many countries" WOULD (would, because you're speaking hypothetical) take the opportunity to move troops?
I feel like you're reaching all out into the atmosphere looking for WW3. Be patient, it will come, but not because of a dispute between Pakistani officials and the army.
If it takes a turn to the worse and a coup does take place, adding that to the current situation in the Middle east, we can surely see military alertness from Russia, China, USA, Iran, Afghanistan, India and the west. Pakistan does have nuclear mounted missiles ready to go. The US and India may try to seize the moment to interfere, this can back fire. Many countries will use this event to place troops and military assets where needed.
Originally posted by My.mind.is.mine
First of all, Pakistan is very disconnected from the Middle East. They live in a world of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, India, and occasionally Iran. You don't see the government in Pakistan speaking out against Israel. And when the "Arab Spring" began, nobody even mentioned Pakistan because it is so far removed from the Middle East and its situation.
(Reuters) - Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari flew to Dubai on a scheduled one-day trip on Thursday, a member of the ruling party and sources said, while tensions grew over a memo seeking U.S. help in preventing a coup by Pakistan's powerful military.
The crisis has raised fears for the stability of Pakistan, a vital but uneasy ally for the United States in its attempt to fight militancy and bring peace to neighbouring Afghanistan.
Relations between Pakistan's civilian government and the military have reached their lowest point since a coup in 1999, reducing the chances that the leadership can take on the country's enormous social and economic challenges.
Military sources say that while they would like Zardari to go, it should be through constitutional means, not another of the coups that have marked Pakistan's almost 65 years of independence.
"There is no talk in the military of a takeover," a mid-level army officer, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, told Reuters.
"I don't foresee a military coup."
Originally posted by Vitchilo
China is backing Pakistan.
Originally posted by RizeorDie
reply to post by My.mind.is.mine
I didn't say that Pakistan will eventually trigger ww3, although it is possible. What I said was that the US and Israel need to destabilise and disarm every muslim country that may pose a threat to Israel. If it goes down in Pakistan then I would think that everyone will race to the nukes. I said that all surrounding countries will be on ALERT one way or another.
its just another big move on the chess board
Originally posted by NightShift
Zardari is president because his wife, and former Pakistani President, Benazir Bhutto was assassinated during Musharraf's reign. Her party, the PPP, has been in power ever since.
The PPP and the Bhutto clan are traditionally the civil counterweight to the military. There is either a military government, or the Bhuttos.
The position of president has been SEVERELY restricted by a constitutional amendment during Zardari's presidency.
Zardari is also facing a Supreme Court that wants to remove presidential immunity and try him for crimes he was already jailed for, twice, for many years without conviction. Is he guilty of corruption charges? Probably. But why wasnt he convicted the last two times he was in prison?
The military is just pissed because there was a memo leaked to the US by the civilian government basically stating that the military was dominating politics and ready to take over again, officially.
Originally posted by NightShift
What is the line between the ISI and the general military? Should we assume that the foreign policy of the ISI is tacitly approved by the military leadership?
What is the relationship between the military and the supreme court?
Has the jihadist element in the Western provinces spiralled out of the ISI's control? What level of control was there prior to 9/11? The rise of the Taliban? Prior to the Soviet invasion?